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Small Skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris

Photo by dferris
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small orange skipper butterfly

Habitat:

Open field. Mostly weedy and cool season grasses.

Species ID Suggestions

Small Skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris

Reference Link
Gaia80
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Comments (3)
dferris
Thank you. I don't have a photo of the underwing, so might be difficult to differentiate (based on your links). In the links, essex skipper is the only one to mention it in North America, so that seems more likely.
Gaia80
It seems more likely that it is the essex skipper as far as I can comprehend.
Gaia80
Could also be the Essex Skipper, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_skipper

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