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Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) - Thymelicus lineola

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) - Thymelicus lineola
Halifax, McIntosh trail, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 15, 2013
Size: 1.5-2cm
Common butterfly around here. 4 wings visible, not perfect focus though. It paused in this position for a quick photo, seemed an odd position rather closed wing, mating behavior?

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Pretty sure this is a Europea
Pretty sure this is a European Skipper. I have seen them commonly in mid summer in Nfld.
See light fringe and dark rays that go inward on forewings.

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