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Jul 1, 2014 7:56 PM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
That's the reason they got the name "skippers", Glen. They skip from one flower to the next. And for those who are curious, it is believed that skippers were the first family of butterflies to break off from moths during evolution. Makes sense when you look at them.

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