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A common northeastern skipper, similar to the Tawny-edged skipper, except for the band of faint spots on the underside of the hindwing. Adults nectar at at white, pink or purple flowers.
Southern Ontario - eastern U.S.. Open grassy areas including prairies hills, barrens, power line cuts, old fields, forest openings. Host Plants: Purpletop (Tridens flavus), little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and other grasses.
Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you Mayra & Maria :)
wonderfully detailed photos!
Fantastic capture!!!