Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis

Photo of Brown Awl (Badamia exclamationis)

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OrderButterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
FamilySkippers (Hesperiidae)
GenusBadamia (Badamia)

Named for its distinctive narrow, pointed wings, this skipper is one of the swiftest and most agile fliers in the butterfly world. These small but mighty butterflies have managed an impressive feat: colonizing an enormous geographic range spanning south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania, proving that the skipper family are among nature's most successful regional dispersers.

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