Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) butterfly in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 17, 2024

Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024May06_birds_and_cats/2024apr17_butterfly_IMG_9605c.html

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Oberthür's grizzled skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus) is another species which likes the current dry and hot conditions.

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