Hobomok
This tiny butterfly (about 1 inch, or 2.5 cm. wingspread) is a Hobomok Skipper butterfly, that is, a male Poanes hobomok. This species exhibits sexual dimorphism, meaning the female doesn't look like the male. In fact, she is called the "Pocahontas Skipper".
In the picture, he's nectaring on Red Clover, a non-natiive wildflower that was originally introduced from Europe as a pasture crop, but has escaped and become very widespread today.
Seen at Stony Creek Metropark, Michigan USA in late Spring.
Hobomok
This tiny butterfly (about 1 inch, or 2.5 cm. wingspread) is a Hobomok Skipper butterfly, that is, a male Poanes hobomok. This species exhibits sexual dimorphism, meaning the female doesn't look like the male. In fact, she is called the "Pocahontas Skipper".
In the picture, he's nectaring on Red Clover, a non-natiive wildflower that was originally introduced from Europe as a pasture crop, but has escaped and become very widespread today.
Seen at Stony Creek Metropark, Michigan USA in late Spring.