Peck’s Skipper
Springfield, IL - Oak Ridge Cemetery - Peck’s Skipper, [Polites Peckius], is commonly seen collecting nectar from flowers in late Spring and early Summer. The skippers are easily separated from the butterflies and moths by their characteristic antennae that hook backward at the tips.
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nelli
on January 15, 2021GORGEOUS COLOR , LIGHT AND DETAIL
Pascale GUY
on January 10, 2021Great vibrant color !
Gene Hyder
on January 9, 2021Great shot.
Greg&Rose Photography
on January 9, 2021Excellent capture of insect and flower 😀
Lgood
on January 9, 2021Very pretty reds and great detail in the center too. Love the little Skipper.
The Curious Camel aka gail
on January 9, 2021Nice colors
Bruno Suignard
on January 9, 2021Very nice colors, macro!!
geoghanart
on January 9, 2021Excellent capture of the tiny skipper and vibrantly colored flowers. Its making me yearn for warm weather and flower gardens even more than usual.
Arnold Dubin
on January 9, 2021Rick, Great job capturing this Skipper on this colorful flower.
Darlene Jansen
on January 9, 2021Gorgeous colors & great that you caught the Skipper. This Skipper looks to be smaller than our Silver Spotted, I will check it out later for a comparison.