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A grass skipper on a butterfly bush getting a little something to eat.

Parnara guttata Bremeret Grey, Rice skipper butterfly, A butterfly is on the flower

Large Skipper butterfly on Oregano flower.

A Peck's Skipper Moth sitting on a leaf.

Butterfly on blue flower (Anchusa officinalis) on meadow in summer

Fiery Skipper butterfly resting on purple flower

Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Butterfly pollinating a lavender blooming flower

The rice is growing in the field. The rice field is under the blue sky

$Image Location: Bekasi City, West Java, Indonesia\n\nImage was taken using a DSLR Camera with 105mm Macro Lens on a Meadow Field in the morning. Skipper Butterfly is a common species that lived in tropical climate area. Such as around Southeast Asia Countries.$

Found in Britain and Ireland but becoming increasingly rare. Grey-brown wings with mottled brown markings and two rows of small white spots. A small butterfly with low, darting flight. Grizzled Skipper is similar in size but has brighter black and white markings.

Close-up of a rusty skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanoides) sitting on a branch in nature

Macro shot of a golden skipper butterfly nectaring on a cluster of flower.

$Appearance:\nIt has a rusty orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is silvery white below and it has a wingspan of 25–30 mm. This butterfly is very similar in appearance to the Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola). In the small skipper, the undersides of the tips of the antennae are yellow orange, whereas they are black in the Essex skipper. The black area on the lower edge of the upper wings also differs. Like the other orange grass skippers the male has a distinctive black stripe made up of scent scales.\n\nLife cycle and food plants:\nEggs are laid loosely inside grass sheaths of the caterpillars food plants from July to August. The newly hatched caterpillars eat their own eggshell before entering hibernation individually in a protective cocoon of a grass sheath sealed with silk. In the spring the caterpillar begins feeding. The favoured food plant is Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus), although other recorded food plants include timothy (Phleum pratense), creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis), false brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) and cock's foot (Dactylis glomerata). The caterpillars pupate near the base of the food plant in June with the first adults on the wing at the end of June, a week or two before the first Essex skippers. They are strongly attracted to purple flowers such as thistles and knapweeds.\n\nDistribution:\nThis butterfly's range includes much of Europe (east to the Urals, including Ireland, Britain and Scandinavia, and includes north Africa and the Middle East. It is typically occurring where grass has grown tall.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

Potanthus omaha, commonly known as the lesser dart, is a species of skipper butterflies.

Small yellow butterfly taking minerals from the ground with its large proboscis, Silver-spotted Skipper, Hesperia comma

A macro image grass skipper butterfly (Hesperiinae).

Monarch Butterfly with open wings in a top view as a flying migratory insect butterflies that represents summer and the beauty of nature.

$Butterflies play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance by acting as pollinators, supporting plant reproduction, and contributing to biodiversity. Their presence indicates a healthy environment, making them essential for sustainable ecosystems. Protecting butterfly habitats is a step toward a greener and more balanced planet.\nLocation: Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh (India)$

Large skipper butterfly on grass in a nature reserve. Stukeley Meadows Nature Reserve Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Skippers are a family, the Hesperiidae, of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea. They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America

Knautia degenii (Has donkey ear) flower and (Thymelicus sylvestris) Small Skipper - Derebucak district, Çamlık Caves National Park

Thymelicus sylvestris butterfly on a flower

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