DelawareSkipperButterflyDelawareskipperbutterfliesbelongtoafamilyofbutterfliesthatlookverysimilarsoitcanbedifficulttoidentifythedifferentspecies.Thesesmallbutterfliesareverybrightlycoloredgolden/orange.Theycanbefoundinmarshes,prairies,bogs,openwoods,fields,meadows,gardensandyards.Thehostplantsincludegrassessuchasbluestemsandswitchgrass.Theyoftenholdtheirwingspressedtogetherovertheirbackswhenatrest.

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