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Chequered Skipper  Carterocephalus palaemon,Chequered skipper,Geotagged,Spring,United States,butterflies Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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  1. Excellent species intro and beautiful capture, mossy! Posted 7 years ago

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The chequered skipper, not to be confused with the large chequered skipper, is a small woodland butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This butterfly can live in grasslands. The upperside of the butterfly is brown with orange spots and on its underside the chequered skipper is orange with brown spots.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by mossy rock studio
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Uploaded May 4, 2018. Captured May 2, 2018 12:32 in Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail, Washougal, WA 98671, USA.
  • X-T2
  • f/8.0
  • 1/367s
  • ISO200
  • 560mm