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Silver-spotted Skipper

Hesperia comma

Description:

As for most skippers, the Silver-spotted Skipper flies rapidly low over the ground and frequently visits flowers for nectar. The flower is Knautia arvensis.

Habitat:

Spotted in an alpine meadow (alt. 1500m ASL).

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2 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thanks Satyen! I think it may be a silver-spotted skipper. Still checking!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Beautiful!

DanielePralong
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DanielePralong

Châtel-Saint-Denis, Fribourg - Freiburg, Switzerland

Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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