#3076 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

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what is it?

Epargyreus clarus , the silver-spotted skipper , is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. E. clarus occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada throughout most of the United States to northern Mexico, but is absent in the Great Basin and western Texas.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 109,755iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
109,755 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1775 (251 years ago).