What is the name of this butterfly?

The Silver Spotted Skipper is found from southern Canada through Central America during the warm season. It has a distinctive silver patch on the wings. Skippers have antennae which are farther apart at the base and end in pointed curved clubs to distinguish them from true butterflies. Their bodies are robust and moth like. Their larva feed on locust and wisteria leaves. They are named for their skipping flight.

More Info: entnemdept.ufl.edu

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Denise Currie

This looks more like a common woodnymph

wilestj

That sure doesn't look like the right answer.

Stevie G

The picture used is not a silver spotted skipper.

Donald L Hersey

The riding’s satyr looks more like the picture!

Marc Chabot

Concur with Denise Currie. This is a bad pictures

dmarkc

Just wrong. Research this. It's your question.

R Yancey

I looked up photos of the silver spotted skipper and the photo provided doesn't look anything like the images I found. Common Woodnymph is the closest match.

Jerry Myers

I could find no pictures of the silver spotted skipper that resemble the picture presented...

lhreese

No silver and looks like woodnymph!

Philip Watson

Wrong Wrong answer. Looks nothing like a silver spotted skipper.

Karin Johansson

Charles Hunt, it is not hard to identify at all

Karin Johansson

Denise Currie, which it is!

Karin Johansson

Have reported the question.. Everyone should do it!

Karin Johansson

Donald L Hersey, No it has much more spots. The pic shows a Common Woodnymph

Karin Johansson

This is a common Woodnymph..

John W Shreve

The Lovely and Gracious Mrs. Shreve's name is Sylvia, "spirit of the wood" or "nymph of the wood."

Jaimi McEntire

That is NOT a silver spotted skipper. It's a common woodnymph.

wok

Rreported for what it's worth.

William Donaldson

Your answer is incorrect!

Pat Wells

Incorrect answer. I'm no expert, but I like to study butterflies and this is definitely a Common Woodnymph.

Bill Schwerdtfeger

Looks more like a common woodnymph

earlepg

I marked everyone's up-thumb but doubt that many will see my comment. I hoped that the author at least identified it as a satyr, but I was wrong. None of the options were correct. The picture that was given to answer from doen't even come close to matching the picture in the article that is supposed to support the author. Please look up the Little Wood Satyr to see the correct answer.