Skipper Identification Vancouver, British Columbia

Hulio Cranbrook, Canada Sep 15, 2015

I'm needing some help identifying this skipper. Any help is greatly appreciated!

https://youtu.be/ZqTtQRzTNfs

This message was edited Sep 16, 2015 6:51 AM

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 16, 2015

The video link showed kayaking...

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Hulio Cranbrook, Canada Sep 16, 2015

oh geez, that's embarrassing. It's fixed now. I guess I thought I had copied a new link, but ended up pasting a previous link by accident. Sorry.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 16, 2015

Polites draco is a possibility...
http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Polites%20draco

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 16, 2015

It could have been worse....

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Hulio Cranbrook, Canada Sep 16, 2015

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It could have been worse....

haha, I suppose

Flapdoodle, thank you as always for your replies. You've helped me identify quite a few things over the years. :) But, looking at the map on the link you gave me, it seems like that skipper has a range which doesn't include the coast...

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Hulio Cranbrook, Canada Sep 16, 2015

Okay, it appears to be a woodland skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides).

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 16, 2015

My inclusion of Polites draco was based on your location (Cranbrook), as I was not entirely sure whether the image had been taken there or in Vancouver. My apologies for any confusion...

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Hulio Cranbrook, Canada Sep 17, 2015

No apologies neccessary. Thank you for always being a help to myself. I'm sure we'll be talking again soon : )

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