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Skipper Butterflies comprise nearly 3,000 species worldwide, 250 of which call North America home. Roughly one third of North American butterflies belong to this family. Skippers are named for their rapid, erratic flight. Skippers differ from the true butterflies in their proportionately larger bodies, smaller wings, and hooked antennae, among many other structural differences.Skipper Butterflies of North America

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Peck's Skipper Butterfly

Date Submitted: August 4, 2010

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 7/25/10

Observation Time: 10:30 a.m.

Observation Location: Gavins Pond

Plant or Animal? Animal

Common Name: Peck's Skipper Butterfly

Scientific Name: Polites peckius

Peck's Skipper Butterfly

Comments: None

More Information: Skipper Butterflies of North America

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