Skipper Butterflies

The flower is Italian sunflower.

Silver-spotted Skipper
(Epargyreus clarus)

Wing span: 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches (4.5 - 6.7 cm).
Identification: Wings are brown-black; hindwing is lobed. Forewing has transparent gold spots; underside of hindwing has a metallic silver band.

 

Skipper butterfly.

Any of several  butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae.

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