Here's a Skipper I photographed in the garden last summer.
There are lots of species here though
I don't know if this is a good enough photo for anyone to identify it?
Skipper - any ideas please?
I think your skipper is the Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae
http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/alceae.htm
http://rusinsects.com/hesperid/hes-c-al.htm
http://www.guypadfield.com/mallowskipper.html
Thanks kennedyh! This was one of my 'suspects', but I was put off by the descriptions of 'grey-brown' and 'dark'.
However the ones in the rusinsects link - particularly the middle specimen - seem very much like mine. I hadn't found that site. We certainly have plenty of mallow here.
I was really taken by its rather quiet beauty and all those silky green 'hairs'
He is a beauty. I can tell he ain't from around here. LOL
LOLOL John - are you saying that things of quiet and subtle beauty don't occur in Texas?
Whatever makes you think that? *grin*
On re-reading, I see that you seem to include any kind of beauty at all!! ;oD
Beauty is here but, it is often loud and obvious. Makes it harder to see the little things.
Yes, sometimes its good to have more subtlety, less hit you in the eye :)
John, you must get a magnifying glass! ;) These guys are good, identifying Skippers! I've got a few different ones but they are little and so fast. I hope to get some ID's on mine now. :)
Last year they tended to stay put on my Salvia greggii a lot. This year I have Peterson's Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies! kennedyh is an outstanding resource for us!
I've been eying up several books on wild life and plants that cover my new area better than those I already have - in french of course, but the scientific names will be the same (phew!!)
There's a particularly good one on butterflies which covers 'papillons de nuit' as well :)
I look forward to your French butterfly contributions, philomel! Thank goodness for scientific names, eh?
Here's an Orange Tip, who didn't want to show us his orange tips! Sitting on the caterpillar food plant - Cuckoo Flower, Milk Maids, Lady's Smock - oh heck, Cardamine pratensis ;o)
Glad you understand my Canadian! Interesting pattern on the Orange Tip, eh?
Ohhhh!! A green and white butterfly?!?! I'll have to Google some info on this one. Thanks for sharing!
Found this, kkb: http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/cardamines.htm
Thanks! I found that too. Isn't that a cool butterfly?!
Him's purdy purdy!
Thanks for posting that great link Imway :)
This is a butterfly that flies early - so when you see one, you know spring is arriving, though the Brimstone is usually the very first http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/rhamni.htm
;-)