Little Skipper

With Blue Chaste trees (Vitex agnus castus) in full bloom, there was no shortage of bees and butterflies. Although I imaged some larger and more colorful ones, I liked this little Grass Skipper.

 

Grass Skipper on a leaf of a Blue Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus castus)

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Verified as a Peck's Skipper

 

Family: Hesperiidae

Subfamily: Hesperiinae

 

Grass skippers - over 3500 species, 275 in N. America

 

Skippers of the Northeast - Identification

 

Butterflies and Moths of Pennsylvania

 

Maryland Butterflies

 

www.gardenswithwings.com/identify-butterflies.html

 

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