Mating pair, Harnett Co., NC 8/18/05.
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| Mating pair, Harnett Co., NC 8/18/05. |
| Silver-spotted Skippers are one of our most common and familiar butterflies, particularly abundant in the mountains. They are somewhat misnamed, since the spot is white, not silver. Haywood Co., NC 6/13/2009. |
| Carroll Co., VA 6/29/2002. Easy to identify, but watch out for the uncommon Hoary Edge. |
| This individual could barely fly. The wings look fine, but you can see raw flesh exposed on the top side. Photos taken at Weymouth Woods, Moore Co., NC 4/13/02. |
| Clay Co., NC 5/21/05. |
| Clay Co., NC 5/21/05. |
| Female (right) being buzzed by a courting male. Clay Co., NC 5/21/05. |
| Attracted to lights at night. Carroll Co., VA 8/2/08. |
| The yellow-greenish striped caterpillars have a large head with two orange eye-spots. Carroll Co., VA 9/5/05. |
| Caught by a crab spider. Craven Co., NC 9/6/03. |
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