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A small brown and orange butterfly (Skipper?)
In a large area of native prairie grasses and wildflowers, near woods and fresh water (creek and lake)
This type of butterfly (Skipper?) really seem to like these wildflowers as I frequently find them dining there. Does anyone know why flash would turn their eyes blue/green? I usually only have that trouble with night time insects (spiders, moths, etc...) Just curious. :-)
LuckyLogan-Far closer than I would have gotten! Thank you again!! :-)))
There appears to be white spots on the Crossline Skipper outer wing. I'm not saying mine is 100% correct though. It's very hard to tell with skippers.
LuckyLogan-The WI link says only one that is similar or mistaken for: http://wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterfl... but your suggestion looks more similar in my opinion. WI and MN should have fairly similar species, I'd think...?
LuckyLogan-I can't thank you enough for all your help today. You're the best! Thank you!! :-)))
There are around 38 reported species of Skipper in Minnesota, and many look very similar. My suggestion was just a quick look through of about 25 of the species.
Spotted on Jul 24, 2013
Submitted on Feb 23, 2014
