Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)

Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)

Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
Jefferson Co., OR 8/1/06.

The second most common skipper of my Oregon trip, nowhere near as abundant as the Woodland Skipper. Often lumped with the holarctic Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma), known in the UK as the Silver-spotted Skipper.

Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)

Jefferson Co., OR 8/1/06.

Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)

Deschutes Co., OR 8/2/06.

Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)

Jefferson Co., OR 8/2/06.

Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)

Male
Jefferson Co., OR 8/1/06.

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