I’m joining Becky’s Monday May 20 Portrait Square by celebrating a a cute little brown butterfly, No bigger than a dime.

Umber Skipper on a Grape Leaf

You would think the Umber aSkipper was a moth because it’s so small but it has the requisite antenna to be considered a butterfly. Wikipedia says:

 Lon melane, also known as the umber skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in California (west of the Sierra Nevadadivide), southern Arizona, Baja California, the highlands of Mexicoand Central America.[2] The habitat consists of desert foothills, grassy areas, streamsides, roadsides, yards, parks and open oak woodland.

And My backyard where I zoomed and cropped to capture this fuzzy square image of this sweet little visitor.

May 17, 2024

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