| Skipper and Ironweed in Cowles Bog | [ Sizes: Orig | Large | Med | Small | Thumb ] |
Skipper and Ironweed in Cowles Bog, Indiana Dunes NL, September 2007.
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[ Post a Comment ]| Anya Jingle | Skipper! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Nice pic Arthur. These guys are so cute. I can't help you on the exact name of the species, but it is definitely a Skipper (type of butterfly) and not a moth. The thing is there are thousands of species of skippers around and many look alike.
Cheers! | | Posted Aug 31, 2008 3:11 am |
 | | Arthur Digbee | Re: Skipper! | | 
Hasn't voted | Thanks! | | Posted Aug 31, 2008 7:52 am |
| | Gangolf Haub | Re: Skipper! | | 
Hasn't voted | Looks a bit like our Carterocephalus palaemon (Chequered skipper). But I'm not sure whether they exist where you took the photo. Click here:
 | | Posted Aug 31, 2008 12:09 pm |
| | Arthur Digbee | Re: Skipper! | |
Hasn't voted | Looks related, but they differ in (1) antennae, visible in both of our pictures; and (2) pattern of yellow on the wings, evident in some other pictures I haven't uploaded.
I searched based on the name of yours, and found that mine looks more like this one. I'll keep researching.
Thanks for the lead! | | Posted Aug 31, 2008 12:28 pm |
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