Monday, September 1, 2014

The Agava Skipper, Pirdana distanti distanti (Staudinger)

Habitat indicator
RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN







 x




Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurence, H mark an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
2014
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct







S2(F)



2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec






S2



S2



2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec







 S2





2017
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec














This very skittish skipper was photographed in the deep shades of the forest - when disturbed it had a very swift and unpredictable flight path. Above 2 photos of a worn female: 06 July 2014 @ 11:06

13:05 - surprisingly, it came back to the same vicinity

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The male has more acute FW with pronounced orange cilia on the HW. Above photos 24 May 2015 @ 11:51

12:01

 12:02

12:04
Above pictures of a female @ 27 August 2016

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