Delaware Skipper Butterfly (Anatrytone logan)

(Photo: 7/01/09 by Marvin)

Delaware Skipper Butterfly (Anatrytone logan)

Definitely a Skipper.

Definitely a Grass Skipper.

IDed on BugGuide as a Delaware Skipper.

According to Butterflies and Moths of North America:

Identification: Wings are bright yellow-orange. Upperside has black borders and black veins near the margins; forewing has a black bar at the end of the cell. Females have wider borders and darker markings than males. Underside has no markings but may have darker orange veins.

Wing span: 1 - 1 11/16 inches.

Range: Southern Maine west across the Great Lakes states and southern Canada to central Montana; south to Florida, the Gulf states, Texas, northeastern New Mexico, and the Mexican highlands to El Salvador.

(Please go to the Butterflies and Moths website for more information on this species.)

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Delaware Skipper Butterfly (Anatrytone logan)

Grass Skipper (Hesperiinae)

Grass Skipper (Hesperiinae)

Hesperiinae larvae feed on grasses and sedges.They hold their wings partially open while resting, with the front wings and hind wings held at different angles. They are usually orange, rust, or brown in color.

Links:

BugGuide 

Wikipedia 

Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Grass Skipper (Hesperiinae)

Skipper - Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Skipper - Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

One of the multitude of the little brown/tan Skippers that skip from flower to flower.  This male was on one of the zinnia that add color to our veggie garden.  

Sachems can be found in almost any open space: fields, meadows, parks, roadsides, disturbed areas, lawns, etc.  They are a residents in the southeastern United States, and extreme southwest into Mexico. In the fall they migrate  northward into great plains, along west coast, rarely reaching southern Canada.

Thanks to Herschel Raney on BugGuide for the ID.

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Skipper - Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Funereal Duskywing

Funereal Duskywing - Erynnis funeralis

A fairly somber looking butterfly with an equally somber name. These are primarily found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. They are uncommon in Arkansas, but this one was nectaring on the slender mountain mint out behind the garden.

ID Source: Butterflies and Moths of NA

Funereal Duskywing