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Silver-Spotted Skipper

17 years ago

My two favorite types of skippers are SSSs and long-tailed skippers. This SSS was nectaring on a stokes aster today.

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MissSherry

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texaspuddyprint
17 years ago
MissSherry,

Do you see a red streak when a Silver-Spotted Skipper flies by you real fast?

A fellow lep posted it on our TX-Butterfly Digest and asked if anyone else had noticed it...so far nobody has responded to his post. Said there is no red on the skipper so he assumes it is an optical illusion.

~ Cat

Here is a link that might be useful: TX-Butterfly Digest posting
MissSherry
Original Author
17 years ago
Hehehe!!
I've never seen red when a SSS went by me, but I'll sure be watching closely whenever I see the next one.
I think he's being funny, but it'd be amazing if I really do see some red! :)
MissSherry
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John Pool
17 years ago
No red streaks here but maybe a blue one. Since misssherry generously shared her silver-spotted skipper photo and mentioned long-tailed skippers, I wanted to show ya'll my photos. JPool

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MissSherry
Original Author
17 years ago
Beautiful!
MissSherry

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