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Hard at Work Have deleted the first photo of this butterfly and inserted this showing the wings. Hope this will help identify the species. Pecks Skipper,Polites peckius Click/tap to enlarge

Hard at Work

Have deleted the first photo of this butterfly and inserted this showing the wings. Hope this will help identify the species.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
    View Lion class
    All I can tell is that it likely is a skipper, not sure which one. Posted 10 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
    View Lion class
    This is hardly better, but there is a hint of pattern so my best guess is Polites peckius. Posted 10 years ago
  3. View denelson42's profile
    denelson42
    Eagle Owl
    View Eagle Owl class
    I agree with your theory! When you look closely at the coloring and markings they are close.
    Thanks
    David     Posted 10 years ago

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The Pecks skipper

"Polites peckius" is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, subfamily Hesperiinae. This skipper ranges across Canada from British Columbia, as far north as Cartwright, Labrador; Moar Lake, Ontario; Leaf Rapids, Manitoba; and the Hay River area in Alberta. In the US, it ranges in most of the northern and central states, except on the west coast.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Jun 4, 2015. Captured Jun 3, 2015 16:07.
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  • Canon EOS 20D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 135mm