The Silver-spotted Skipper is a small butterfly with a wing span about 2.4 inches. It has a large silver blotch on the underside of its hindwing, with gold spots on both sides of the forewings. The antennae is hooked. Its preferred habitat is woodlands, fields and gardens.

Photo courtesy Pete Williams, Gulf Breeze, Florida
Copyright (c) 2007 Pete Williams
July 6, 2007