Vic Savery told me he had found some Essex Skippers at a local site, near Severn Beach, so i thought i would give it a look tonight after work. Amazingly about 8 out of 10 Skipper i saw were Essex, was not expecting that i must admit......
This butterfly species has spread massively over the last few years, and by the look of this lot, its doing really well locally too...It is told from the very similar Small Skipper, by the very black tips to the antennae, sees the top righthand photo, these have the very tip an orange/brown colour in Small Skipper.
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| Essex Skipper (Female) |
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| Essex Skipper (Male) |
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| Essex Skipper (Male) |
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| Essex Skipper (Male) |
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