Mystery moth
Aug 27, 2016 17:57:03 #
This cutie landed on my friend's butterfly bush. Loved her colors. Any ideas on what she (he) is would be appreciated. Taken with my trusty SX50.
Aug 27, 2016 18:11:15 #
It's a butterfly, rather than a moth - a folded-wing skipper. As to what specific variety of skipper, I'll let someone else take a try at that - there's a lot of them and they are hard to tell apart.
Aug 27, 2016 19:51:52 #
Male Zabulon Skipper butterfly (Poanes zabulon): http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/construct-species-page.asp?sp=Poanes-zabulon
Aug 28, 2016 20:02:35 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Male Zabulon Skipper butterfly (Poanes zabulon): http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/construct-species-page.asp?sp=Poanes-zabulon
Thank you. Thank you Nikonian72. I now know what I'm looking at. Have always wondered what a "skipper" looked like.
Aug 28, 2016 20:04:45 #
DWU2 wrote:
It's a butterfly, rather than a moth - a folded-wing skipper. As to what specific variety of skipper, I'll let someone else take a try at that - there's a lot of them and they are hard to tell apart.
Thank you so much DWU2. No wonder I couldn't find it under "yellow moths". Oh well, now I know. They are very cute.
Aug 29, 2016 01:15:08 #
Aug 29, 2016 08:43:07 #
Thank you sailorsmom. I really enjoy "capturing" the flora and fauna of Long Island and anywhere I happen to be. Thanks for looking.
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