#skipperbutterflyphotography

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Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) in my backyard this month. This beautiful species prefers open grassy spaces, I've seen it a few times in my own backyard. Peck's Skipper is named after William Dandridge Peck, one of the earliest American Entomologists. . . . . . . . #nature #ontario #pecksskipper #polites #politespeckius #hesperiidaebutterfly #skipperbutterflyphotography #macrobutterfly #macrocaptures #macrophotography #insects_of_our_world #insectlove #backyardbugs #backyard #gardenbug #norfolkwild #blognorfolk (at Simcoe, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQf4h8iA7mw/?utm_medium=tumblr

#nature #ontario #pecksskipper #polites #politespeckius #hesperiidaebutterfly #skipperbutterflyphotography #macrobutterfly #macrocaptures #macrophotography #insects_of_our_world #insectlove #backyardbugs #backyard #gardenbug #norfolkwild #blognorfolk

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Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) on the Lynn Valley Trail, June 2018. This species is the largest Butterfly of the Skipper Family (Hesperiidae) in Ontario. There are about 3700 species of Skippers around the world, but only 51 occur in Ontario. They're easily recognized once you've seen a couple thanks to their distinctive stout shape and broad heads. . . . . . . . #nature #ontario #silverspottedskipper #silverspottedskipperbutterfly #epargyreusclarus #butterflies_of_our_world #butterfliesofontario #canadanature #insects_of_our_world #skipperbutterflyphotography #lynnvalleytrail #blognorfolk #norfolkwild #butterflywatch (at Lynn Valley Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8jNj6glT8/?utm_medium=tumblr

#nature #ontario #silverspottedskipper #silverspottedskipperbutterfly #epargyreusclarus #butterflies_of_our_world #butterfliesofontario #canadanature #insects_of_our_world #skipperbutterflyphotography #lynnvalleytrail #blognorfolk #norfolkwild #butterflywatch