Two Butterflies: Crescent and Skipper

Subject: Butterflies
Location: Londonderry, NH
September 15, 2012 2:51 pm
I was looking at some butterfly photos I took earlier this Summer and found these two that we’re particularly spectacular when I first saw them but now that I’ve looked more closely at the photos I see they have some interesting marks on them. Do you know what their names are?
Signature: Laura

Crescent

Dear Laura,
One of your butterflies is a Crescent, but we are unsure of the species as so many look so similar, as you can verify on BugGuide.  We believe your other butterfly is a Skipper, possibly Horace’s Duskywing based on this BugGuide image.

Horace’s Duskywing

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