This is a moth-ish looking butterfly called a skipper... I won't even try to identify which of the over 3,000 specific kinds it is. They are named for their skipping flight pattern. This one has paused to suck up some nectar from this golden aster flower, see the proboscis extending down at a right angle into the flower like a skinny straw? I think they are kinda cute with their big eyes and fuzzy face.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Skipper
This is a moth-ish looking butterfly called a skipper... I won't even try to identify which of the over 3,000 specific kinds it is. They are named for their skipping flight pattern. This one has paused to suck up some nectar from this golden aster flower, see the proboscis extending down at a right angle into the flower like a skinny straw? I think they are kinda cute with their big eyes and fuzzy face.
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