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Long-tailed skipper on Blue porterweed

It is a showy butterfly, with wings of light brown tinted with iridescent blue, and two long tails extending from the hindwings.

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Blue porterweed is a low-growing, sprawling wildflower. Found in coastal dunes, shell mounds and disturbed areas, it typically flowers in the summer, but may flower year-round in South Florida.

www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-stachytarpheta-jamai...

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Taken on November 19, 2025