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Woodland Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanoides

Photo by Christy Chow
Published on Project Noah
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42.1672, -122.689

Field Notes

Description:

I seem to always stumble upon the most social of these butterflies! Very sweet little things.

Habitat:

Woodland (as the name implies). Mountainous area.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Christy Chow
Don't you just love that about them? They're such cute creatures and they work so hard! Thanks for your words, EvaSeifert!
EvaSeifert
They are social, one of my favorites! I sit still and they will land on my hand. Great photo!

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PublishedSeptember 12, 2014

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