Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Like Ocola Skippers, this species is a Southern migrant, appearing in NC mostly mid-summer and after. It's generally common in the Southern Coastal Plain becoming less common to rare as you go North and West in the state.
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
13 Oct 2007
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
13 Oct 2007
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Brunswick Co., NC
4 Oct 2008
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Brunswick Co., NC
4 Oct 2008
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Fort Fisher, New Hanover Co., NC
4 Oct 2018
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
15 Oct 2018
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Carteret Co., NC
27 Oct 2017
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Brunswick Co., NC
4 Oct 2008		 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Brunswick Co., NC
4 Oct 2008
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
13 Oct 2007		 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Rowan Co., NC
22 Sep 2012
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Rowan Co., NC
22 Sep 2012
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
3 Aug 2012
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Fort Fisher, New Hanover Co., NC
4 Oct 2018

Like Clouded Skippers, Long-tailed Skippers enjoy diving into purple, funnel-shaped flowers like morning glories, too!

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Durham Co., NC
12 Nov 2014
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
24 Oct 2020
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
16 Oct 2011
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Butner Gamelands, Durham Co., NC
7 Aug 2023
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC
19 Oct 2023
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Manteo Dare Co., NC
18 Sep 2024
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Alamance Co, NC
26 July 2020; iPhone photo		 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Alligator River NWR, Dare Co., NC
22 Oct 2023
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Duke Gardens, Durham, NC
17 Aug 2014

Only the 2nd record ever for NABA Durham Bfly Count!

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
27 Aug 2005
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
28 August 2004		 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
28 August 2004
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
New Hanover Co., NC
31 Aug 2003

Nectaring on Lantana

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Nectaring on Elephantopis caroliniensis
Chatham Co., NC
17 Sep 2005		 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Brunswick Co., NC
29 Oct 2006
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Orange Co., NC
6 June 2006

Always rare in the northern NC piedmont, this individual appeared at the unprecendented early date of June 6th!

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Brunswick Co., NC
4 Oct 2008

A Long-tailed Skipper shares a blazing star with a Clouded Skipper.

Below are Florida Long-tailed Skippers:
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Naples, Collier Co., FL
26 Sep 2016
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Janes Scenic Dr, Collier Co., FL
25 Jan 2023
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Janes Scenic Dr, Collier Co., FL
25 Jan 2023
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico
14 Dec 2023

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