Epargyreus clarus (silver-spotted skipper butterflies) (Newark, Ohio, USA) 3 (43296826732)

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Description: Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, 1775) - silver-spotted skipper butterflies in Ohio, USA. Silver-spotted skipper butterflies are native to much of America and parts of western Canada and northern Mexico. The flower cluster is buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis occidentalis), which is native to eastern America. The butterflies are feeding on nectar. Classification of butterflies: Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae Classification of plant: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Gentianales, Rubiaceae Locality: western side of Newark, central Licking County, central Ohio, USA See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epargyreus_clarus and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalanthus_occidentalis. Date: 10 July 2018, 13:49. Source: Epargyreus clarus (silver-spotted skipper butterflies) (Newark, Ohio, USA) 3. Author: James St. John.