Female Zabulon Skipper

I think I finally found a female Zabulon skipper to match the male I found eight years ago. Time flies like a skipper, doesn't it?


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Bonus shot of buckwheat — real buckwheat, not climbing false buckwheat.







It volunteered under one of my bird feeders. The birdseed mix I use must include buckwheat seeds. It's pretty, but it's not native.

I'm still too busy and tired to do any real posting.