Arctic Skipper Butterfly

Keeping an eye out over his territory, an Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) butterfly perches atop a blade of grass at the Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.

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Fantastic!! Posted 6 years ago
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  Thanks :) Posted 6 years ago

The Chequered skipper

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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Greg Shchepanek