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Another shot from way back in time, D30
Part of the Sign Hill Butterfly walk; free-flying butterfly that was captured then returned to its obsession with laying eggs.
Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus). I think.
Common Checkered-Skipper,Pyrgus communis.
Pyrgus is a genus in the Skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name 'Grizzled Skipper' best describes this genus, but in some countries the name 'Checkered Skipper' or 'Chequered Skipper' is applied to some species. Strictly speaking, 'chequered skippers' applies to butterflies of the genus Carterocephalus.
