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Butterfly - Ochlodes sylvanoides
Copyright © 2022 Al Popil

Butterfly - Ochlodes sylvanoides
Writing On Stone Provincial Park, County of Warner No 5, Alberta, Canada
August 1, 2022
Dorsal view. Found on gazebo screen. Feel free to delete if of no use to the Guide.

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Contributed by Al Popil on 8 August, 2022 - 8:57pm
Last updated 9 August, 2022 - 7:18am

Thanx
Thanx to everybody who spent time identifying this butterfly, much appreciated.
… Al Popil, 9 August, 2022 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Alberta in August: Oregon in August: There is variability depending on location, and there are approximately 7 sub-species (may vary depending on the authority).

Here is a page of vetted specimens to look at:

http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Ochlodes_s_sylvanoides_a.htm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 9 August, 2022 - 7:18am login or register to post comments

Possibly a Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus, although Alberta is not normally in its range. Compare to this,
… Thom Mitchell, 9 August, 2022 - 1:21am login or register to post comments

 
Compare
Compare the antennae. Fiery almost always show short tightly curved antennae.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 9 August, 2022 - 7:17am login or register to post comments

 
Probably should have known better
than to try to ID a skipper. Thanks for the help & insight!
… Thom Mitchell, 9 August, 2022 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

 
It is all good
If you like butterflies, keep trying.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 9 August, 2022 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

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