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Skipper

Description:

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.

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2 Comments

Arathia
Arathia 11 years ago

Thank you @Marta, I'll update it right now. :)

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

This is a skipper butterfly.

Arathia
Spotted by
Arathia

Aurora, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012

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