26 September 2004
26 September 2004
Quite variable in both size and appearance, Broad-winged Skippers are usually large and can be quite common in some coastal areas in NC. Authors who state this species is a weak flyer have never seen them zip around the areas near Phragmites in NC, where it can fly strong and fast! Broadwings have two broods in NC and fly from late Spring into Fall.
The top 6 photos represent the first documented Broad-winged Skipper colony from the NC piedmont, discovered by Parker Backstrom, Harry LeGrand, and myself near a large stand of Southern Wild Rice (Zizaniopsis miliacea) along the upper Cape Fear River. |
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| Chatham Co., NC 26 September 2004 |
Chatham Co., NC 26 September 2004 |
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| Chatham Co., NC 26 September 2004 |
Chatham Co., NC 26 September 2004 |
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| Male Chatham Co., NC 17 Sep 2005 |
same individual |
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| Male Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004 |
Female Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004 |
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| Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004 |
Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004 |
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| Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003 |
Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004 |
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This poor individual seems to have its forewing out of position and stuck outside its hindwing. |
| Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003 |
Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004 |
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| Dare Co., NC 16 Sep 2006 |
Male Dare Co., NC 16 Sep 2006 |
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| Chatham Co., NC 24 Sep 2005 |
Tyrrell Co., NC 1 June 2007 |
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This Broad-winged is nectaring on the dreaded exotic invasive Chinese Tallow Tree (Sapium sebiferum). (Thanks to Harry LeGrand for confirming the tree ID!) |
Created on ... June 26, 2003 | Updated on ... September 17, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu