Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Tawny-edged Skipper ( Polites themistocles )

Kanata, ON    2012/05/31 

Tawny-edged Skipper ( Polites themistocles )

Male - Kanata, ON    2013/06/08

Tawny-edged Skipper ( Polites themistocles )

Female - Prince Edward County, ON  2011/08/11

Tawny-edged Skipper ( Polites themistocles )

 Female - Crief, ON   2012/07/14

Member of Family: Hesperiidae

This small skipper is one of the earliest Skippers to emerge in Spring.  It can have a second brood in late summer.

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