Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly – Epargyreus clarus
The Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly is a beautiful and fascinating insect that can add a touch of natural beauty to any flower garden.
This species is commonly found throughout the United States and parts of Canada, making it a familiar sight for many flower gardeners.
nectaring on bachelor buttons flowers
The silver-spotted skipper loves flowers of nearly any variety, including milkweed, dogbane, zinnia, bachelor button, thistle and clover.
Silver-Spotted skippers reach about 20mm body length
Hooked antennae are one characteristic of skipper butterflies.
You will love to have these guys zipping around your flower gardens; in a good year I have had a dozen or more plying their trade amidst my zinnia beds. They are easily the most abundant of all the skippers.
Skipper “puddling” or taking water from damp soil. I’ve seen them feed on everything from bird droppings to coyote scat.
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