Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

As you go from the mountains to the coast in NC, this species goes from rare to locally fairly common. It has two broods in NC, early summer and mid fall.

Delaware Skippers are generally bright orange below with no other obvious markings. Note also the orange fringes. They nectar on a variety of flowers, like the Verbena below.

	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) National Forest, Craven Co., NC 26 Aug 2007

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Orange Co., NC 20 Aug 2005	Male Durham Co., NC 4 Sep 2004


Craven Co., NC 29 August 2004	Male Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003


Craven Co., NC 29 August 2004	Female same individual


Male Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003	Male Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003


Hillsdale Co., MI 30 June 2004	Craven Co., NC 28 August 2005


Male Orange Co., NC 15 Jun 2006	Male Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006


Photo using camera flash Orange Co., NC 15 Jun 2006	same individual with natural light Orange Co., NC 15 Jun 2006


Brunswick Co., NC 13 Aug 2006	Craven Co., NC 26 Aug 2007

	Male Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006 Many butterflies imbibe salts and other minerals from moist ground. Look how long that tongue is!!
	Male Orange Co., NC 15 Jun 2006 That whole tongue is coiled up and tucked up into its mouth.

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Created on ... June 28, 2003 | Updated on ... Aug 28, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu