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Problema byssus, Byssus Skipper
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Description: 16-19 mm, wide dorsal boarders. Males have a black stigma. Ventral color is brownish yellow. Females are darker than males
Habitat and Distribution: swamps. Only unconfirmed reports from the Keys
Host Plant: grasses Tripsacum dactyloides and Andropogon gerardii
Natural History: Flight is March through October in South Florida
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