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Dun Skipper Resting on a common milkweed leaf, the almost black Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) is commonly found at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada. Alleyn-et-Cawood,Canada,Dun Skipper,Euphyes vestris,Geotagged,Quebec,Summer,butterfly Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Dun Skipper

Resting on a common milkweed leaf, the almost black Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) is commonly found at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada.

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The Dun Skipper, Sedge Witch or Dun Sedge Skipper is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas. There are disjunct populations in the high plains and Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific Coast.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Greg Shchepanek
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By Greg Shchepanek

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Uploaded Nov 28, 2018. Captured Jul 1, 2012 01:31 in 377 Chemin Harrisson, Danford Lake, QC J0X 1P0, Canada.
  • FE47,X43
  • f/4.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 7.7mm