The skippers are here in their great numbers. They aren’t flashy like the swallowtails and they don’t buzz like the bees, but they are everywhere. They especially like the black-eyed Susan flowers (as seen here) and the Verbena bonariensis but they can also be seen on other plants. This is, I believe, a Peck’s skipper (Polites peckius), also known as the yellow patch or yellow spotted skipper. The larvae feed on grasses while the adults take nectar from flowers. They are widespread across much of North America.
Polites peckius (Peck’s Skipper)
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Thursday, July 23, 2020, Polites peckius (Peck’s Skipper)
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#insect #insecta #lepidoptera #pecksskipper #polites #politespeckius #skipper #summer
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.