Common Checkered Skipper

This one I know the name of. But I have 2 others that are either Tawny Skippers or Zabulon Skipper. Can anyone give me some hints on how to tell the difference between the Tawny and the Zabulon?



Grizzled Skipper ( photo / image / picture from naturenanni's Garden )

 

I can't but I think that butterfly looks sooo cuddly with all that fuzz.

 

they do I just love the faces of the skippers they remind me of a baby doll for some reason. And there so small that one was about the size of my thumb nail.

 

I am thinking that the Zabulon skipper has more yellow on their wings than does the Tawny-edged skipper.

For instance, the Tawny-edged skipper has yellow on the upper wing (forewing) segment and the Zabulon has yellow spots on upper and lower (forewing and hindwing).
Of course if those little guys are flying, it's really difficult to see, isn't it?

 

Yes it is! I have a few photo's and they look so much alike it was very confusing. I may be way off on these. Mine are kind of an orange color with dark spots. And the other one is tan LOL! I will see if I can find the photo's to post for an ID

 

Great photo, I haven't seen this one.

 

These are so cute gfreiherr most of the time I see them on the ground...not very often on the wild flowers.

 

I corrected the name of this little skipper I had it wrong. It now has the correct name in the title