Skippers - Small or Essex
Skippers - Small or Essex
These photographs were taken on Hounslow Heath last Summer or the Summer before. I know that they are Skippers, but I am unsure whether they are Small or Essex. Any help would be gratefully received. They are not all the same butterfly, though some might be of the same butterfly.
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dilettante
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Re: Skippers - Small or Essex
All look like Smalls to me, but an expert will be along in a while. 
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Re: Skippers - Small or Essex
I wouldn't be confident in calling all of them, but if it's an Essex you are after, 05 is a definite male Essex skipper, with classic short, straight sex brand. I think the next two pictures (04 and 03) also show male Essex.
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