Thanks, Alan. There are several species of skippers, and many are quite similar and difficult to distinguish, one from another.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 12:54 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > Well captured, Dan. Definitely skippers. Shouldn't be too hard to ID from > local pictorial sites. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 9:54 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: GESO: Tiny Butterflies > > > Our butterfly bushes and echinaceas attract a lot of Monarchs, Viceroys, > Swallowtails and > Cabbage Whites. Mixed in with them occasionally are tiny brown and orange > or yellow butterflies that move very quickly, and because of their size and > erratic flight, they are extremely difficult to photograph. Luckily, some > took a liking to the Sedum heads that are just starting to mature, giving > me the opportunity to grab a few shots of the little buggers. > > I am not certain, but I think they are skippers, perhaps silver-spotted, > Delaware or fiery skippers. Any help in identification will be greatly > appreciated, as will comments and criticisms on the images. > > I also took this opportunity to try SquareSpace for a mini-gallery, and it > seems to work well. > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/8/18/skippers > > K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm F 2.8 macro > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.