Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Ah-Ha!Gotcha!, 1 by Magpye

Magpye wrote:
Ahh, poo, Deb .. yer pardon's done been beg'd already. .. (heehee) ..
Besides, I jes don't thank it's necessary.

Heck, bigred. I can't spell nor pernounce the botanical names! And certainly haint no need in me a tryin' to impress anybody nowadays, either. (lol)

'Howdy' pennefeather ..
Yep, as Debnes/Deb stated above - your lil guy there, with the bumbler side-kick .. is one of the Skippers. Altho' somewhat difficult for me to tell, but am gonna try to narrow the possibilities down a wee lil bitty bit. (Jes dontcha holdja breath in the meantime .. heehee)

Check & see if any of these lil curved winged fellers come close to fittin' the bill (oops, scuse me: 'the wing') ..

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/70115

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/64941

the Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/87859

Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes odilia) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/27937

Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/81449

- or - any one of another several bakers' dozen of 'em .. ((I'm jes being goofy))


Becky ..
The Butterfly Weed has been the favored 'dish', up this way .. for the past week. But, they're now dividing their time betwix it and the Coneflowers.

- Magpye