Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Butterflies

by

Steve Shelasky

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
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Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Not bad for a shot taken with my Samsung 7 cell camera. It does excellent closeups. This small butterfly seldom visits yellow flowers favoring blue, red, pink, purple, and sometimes white and cream-colored ones. These include everlasting pea, common milkweed, red clover, buttonbush, blazing star, and thistles.