Skipper-dee-dee!

Among our most common visitors are the skippers, a group of butterflies we had under appreciated before we made this garden. They are almost a cross between moths and butterflies in their structure and appearance. Often when Stephanie goes out she will see  as many as 8 or 10 at at time, and they are not easily spooked. The most common of the skippers in our garden is the silver-spotted skipper, easily identified by its solid white blotch on the underside of its wings. Early on we saw another of the 250 or so skippers, we believe (but are not completely sure) this slightly homely pair is the Hobomok Skipper butterfly, but it's sometimes hard to be sure. .