Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)

Known only from a half-dozen records scattered from the coast to the mountains in NC, this species is a rare stray from farther south.
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Blackwood Division of Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
5 June 2007

Note that the dark forewing post-median band is interrupted by a pale patch.

Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Same individual as above
Orange Co., NC
5 June 2007		 Orange Co., NC
5 June 2007
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Miami-Dade Co., FL
29 Dec 2003
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008		 Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008

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Created on ... June 2, 2005 | Updated on ... June 6, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu