Salt and Pepper Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)

This lovely skipper butterfly was in a state of torpor on some flowers at the edge of a dense mixed forest. Temperatures were quite cool, so it wasn't able to escape my camera.

This species is S2S4 (Imperiled) in Georgia.

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Ferdy Christant

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Nice one, Lisa! Posted 5 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
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  Thank you! This was a first for me! Posted 5 years ago
2. Flown Kimmerling
  
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  I also JUST found out about its imperiled conservation status! No wonder I haven't seen it! Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
3. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Nice! And not nice! Both emotions apply. Posted 5 years ago

The Pepper-and-salt skipper

''Amblyscirtes hegon'', the pepper-and-salt skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Nova Scotia and Maine, west to southern Manitoba, south to Georgia, northern Florida and south-eastern Texas. It is mostly absent from the coastal plain.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling