For a smile as wide as a country sunrise

Hi everyone! Hard to believe it has been nearly a week since our last look at insects. I have been a little slow in identifying them as well, although butterflies are a little easier than most insects. This butterfly is called “Least Skipper”. Skippers are quite a large family of butterflies and fairly small. They can also be a bit more confusing than most to identify.
I have managed to find 3 different species here this year and this is one. Notice on this butterfly the antennae are striped black and white, as are the legs, which make it a lot easier to identify since it is the only one with the stripes. It has a 1 inch (2.5cm) wingspan. They like to fly low to the ground. They will overwinter in our area as a caterpillar. Well, have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2022 Steve McLeod.
Cute ! Unknown to me…thanks for the info ! βοΈβοΈππ»π·
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They are a pretty little butterfly and the only one that was fairly common this year around here.ππ»π·π¦
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Happy Friday Steve π
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Thank you Saania! Happy Friday to you as well, have a great weekend!ππΊ
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That’s exactly like the ones I saw last week! Very Cool π Thank You for sharing this!ππ That’s exciting πππ
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Happy to hear you enjoyed this one Dusty! My pleasure for sure!ππ·π¦
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Oh it was all mine!βΊοΈππ
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Splendid β£οΈ nice shot π
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Thank you very much Simon!ππ·π¦
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