Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Delaware Skipper ( Anatrytone logan )

Female - Kanata, ON   2013/07/16 

Delaware Skipper ( Anatrytone logan )

Female - Kanata, ON   2013/07/16

Delaware Skipper ( Anatrytone logan )

Burnt Lands Provincial Park, ON   2012/07/01

Delaware Skipper ( Anatrytone logan )

 Male - Manion Corners, ON   2013/07/09 

Member of Family: Hesperiidae

From the underside, this skipper superficially resembles the European skipper, but it is larger, has more pointed wings, and has a longer body plan.  It has been spreading northward across Ontario in recent years.

To see where this butterfly has been reported, visit:  The Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online

For further info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada