Friday, September 08, 2006
The Silver Spotted Skipper
The Silver Spotted Skipper is a lovely little thing, flitting (skipping) rapidly from flower to flower, it is a denizen of open woods, so is present in Big Grove meadow in generous numbers. It is characterized by gold patches on its forewings, and silver bands on the hindwings... as with all skippers, at rest it holds its wings folded upright. It is said to never land on yellow flowers, and that was certainly true on the day I took this picture... the meadow is filled with goldenrod, which held no interest for these skippers. 
// posted by IBOY @ 7:10 PM 
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Peggy... Oh, thistles here are the very best for butterflies, as well as goldfinches and bumblebees!
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