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Woodland skipper

Ochlodes silvanoides

Photo by shebebusynow
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Field Notes

Description:

small orange and brown butterfly, pollinating asters

Habitat:

coastal temperate rain forest, about 500'

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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Comments (2)
shebebusynow
I definitely see the resemblance. Quite probably fiery skipper. There appears to be a major difference, though: this was feeding on flowers of broad-leaved plants (aster) rather than grass.

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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