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Another MMM
Another butterfly mystery — this one from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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Yes, Little Wood Satyr!
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Lest I be totally off the Eastern Shore, I will not use satire in making a wild guess and calling this Maryland beauty a Little Wood Satyr. (See Plate 709 of the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Butterflies)
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Deedee Burnside
Yes, Little Wood Satyr!
Tom Burr
Lest I be totally off the Eastern Shore, I will not use satire in making a wild guess and calling this Maryland beauty a Little Wood Satyr. (See Plate 709 of the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Butterflies)