Silver-Spotted Skipper
Uploaded: September 16, 2010
1/800s @ f/8.0, ISO 1000, 300 mm plus 20mm and 36mm extension tubes.(D&M)
The silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus, frequents roadsides, fields, and backyard gardens throughout North America. Skippers dash quickly from flower to flower, as if they are skipping around the meadow. The wings are dark brown with bands of orange on the forewings, and a silvery patch in the center of the hindwings.The silver-spotted skipper is the largest skipper in North America, with a wingspan of 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches. Silver-spotted skippers have enormous eyes that appear to bulge out from the head. Epargyreus clarus also has short antennae with clubbed ends. The Silver-spotted Skipper almost never visits yellow flowers but favors blue, red, pink, purple, and sometimes white and cream-colored ones.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 1000, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700
Patrick Rouzes
September 18, 2010
Terry Cervi
September 19, 2010
Val Feldman
September 20, 2010
Deborah C. Lewinson
September 20, 2010
Well done,
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