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Tag Archives: Grass Skipper
08.13.2023 Silent Skipper Sunday
Least Skipper-Ancyloxypha numitor
07.28.2023 Dun Skipper, Done Skipping
Chasing this little Skipper around the front yard was a little challenging but fun and ended with a couple of good results. Dun Skipper-Euphyes vestris on Gooseneck Yellow Loosestrife-Lysimachia clethroides We have a fair amount of the Loosestrife, a non-native … Continue reading
06.24.2023 Pollinator Week-Skipper Saturday
By far, the skipper I see most often in the yard is the Peck’s Skipper-Polites peckius. I’ve never caught one with its wings flat. Most often they only partially open them. One day to go in Pollinator Week. Not sure … Continue reading
08.08.2022 Macro Monday-Butterfly Fun
Well, limited fun. Just the two. I am seeing a few more visit the yard but most are on their way to an important meeting so don’t stop for more than a second in any one place. I’ve seen a … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Butterflies, Closeup Photography, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Amherst, Azure, Butterfly, Celastrina neglecta, Grass Skipper, Hesperiidae, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, New England, Papilionoidea, Peck's Skipper, Polites peckius, Skipper, Summer Azure, western massachusetts
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08.02.2020 Sweet Sunday Skipper
Things are starting to pick up in the yard. While walking around I noticed this Least Skipper-Ancyloxypha numitor on a grass blade near all the wood chips from the wood pile that is waiting to be split. Tough on the … Continue reading