tags: Skipper, butterflies, Image of the Day
This is some sort of Skipper butterfly on a thistle flower, photographed on Konza Prairie July 2007. I don't know the species, but it is common and perhaps some of your readers can ID it.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [larger]
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"Although widespread, the Delaware Skipper seldom appears to be common. Populations may differ in color as well as in behavior at different times of day."
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http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabasl/photodelskip.htm