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Old 15-07-2008, 06:07 PM
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Re: Small or Essex skipper

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Originally Posted by GuyF View Post
No worries, they're very easy to get confused. I managed this shot the other day of an Essex Skipper showing the black underside to the antennae tips:

Small Skippers can have very variable antennae, they often have black on the upperside and they can have dark brown on the underside of the tip, but they never have completely black tips!
Guy
Yes - I was trawling through Google getting thoroughly confused - I like your Essex shot BTW
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