Ochlodes sylvanoides  (Woodland Skipper)

© Wendy Keating (Photo ID #14447)

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Photo Location	Fanny Bay
Photographer	Wendy Keating
Habitat	Georgia Strait, east Vancouver Island
Photo Date	August 16, 2011
Upload Date	August 24, 2011
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Photo ID #	14447
Comments	A friend has told me this is a Woodland Skipper. It is enjoying the Lavendar Blooms in my garden. I have been enjoying macro photography for the last couple of years but this butterfly seems new to my garden this year. Identification by Cris Guppy. Caterpillars feed on unmowed grass.