Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)

Common Branded Skipper ( Hesperia comma )

Algonquin Provincial Park, ON    2013/08/23

Common Branded Skipper ( Hesperia comma )

Male - Algonquin Provincial Park, ON    2013/08/23

Common Branded Skipper ( Hesperia comma )

Algonquin Provincial Park, ON    2013/08/23

Common Branded Skipper ( Hesperia comma )

 Female - Algonquin Provincial Park, ON    2013/08/23

Member of Family: Hesperiidae

French common name: Hespérie laurentienne

This is a northern species whose range extends as far south as Algonquin Provincial Park.

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  (en français)