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Chequered Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon

Description:

A spotted butterfly straight out of the fashion of the 1960's (Skipper?)

Habitat:

On plants located on a mowed (grassy) trail that runs between the woods but is close to freshwater lakes and marshes

Notes:

I usually saw this butterfly on clover flowers; the size of the bloom help show the (small) size of this butterfly

1 Species ID Suggestions

Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper


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1 Comment

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 10 years ago

DanielePralong-That's it! Yeah Thank you so much for helping me identify this pretty butterfly! :-)))

JanelleL.Streed
Spotted by
JanelleL.Streed

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Jun 25, 2013
Submitted on Feb 17, 2014

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