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	Skipper (butterfly) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The skippers are usually counted as butterflies, but they are somewhat intermediate between the rest of the butterflies and the remaining Lepidoptera, the moths.
		Skippers are classified in the superfamily Hesperioidea, which includes only one family, the Hesperiidae.
		Skippers have the antennae clubs hooked backward, have stocky bodies, and possess stronger wing muscles and better eyes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skipper_(butterfly) (233 words)

	Dakota Skipper Butterfly — Butterfly Conservation Initiative
		The Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers) and subfamily Hesperiinae (grass or branded skippers) with a wingspan of 2.4 to 3.2 centimeters.
		The butterfly inhabits wet lowland prairie dominated by bluestem grasses and dry upland prairie dominated by mixed bluestem and needle stem grasses.
		The Dakota skipper was once widely distributed throughout the northern tallgrass, Dakota mixed grass, and a portion of the central tallgrass prairie ecoregions.
	www.butterflyrecovery.org /species_profiles/dakota_skipper (1892 words)

	Skipper Butterfly Photo Gallery - Cirrus Digital Imaging
		Skippers differ from the true butterflies in their proportionately larger bodies, smaller wings, and hooked antennae, among many other structural differences.
		Skippers can be the most difficult butterfly species to identify; their markings are maddeningly similar.
		These butterflies bask with their wings spread open flat, although there are a few that sit with the wings folded over their back.
	www.cirrusimage.com /skipper_photos.htm (378 words)

	Welcome to The Nettle Creek Wildlife Project Website
		Skippers tend to be small to medium-sized, drab in color, with brown, orange, and fl as frequent colors, and have hooked antennal clubs, in contrast to “true” butterflies.
		Butterflies are probably some of our most recognizable and charismatic invertebrates, and currently much restoration work is aimed at preserving them because of their aesthetic values (i.e., the current rising popularity of “butterfly gardening”) Additionally, however, butterflies may serve a more valuable function, as biological indicators of ecosystem health and function.
		Butterfly and skipper species documented in Williams Co. Ohio, and Steuben Co., Indiana, and occurring or potentially occurring at Nettle Lake.
	www.frontiernet.net /~nettlecreekwildlifeproject/butterflies2.htm (976 words)

	Leu Gardens Contact Information
		Butterflies and moths are the movie stars of the insect world.
		Butterflies and moths bring each spring to life by pollinating flowers and by changing from homely caterpillars to lovely adults, they have become lasting symbols of hope and rebirth.
		The Butterfly Garden at Harry P. Leu Gardens is located adjacent to the Cottage in the center of the garden.
	www.leugardens.org /butterfly.html (215 words)

	Umber Skipper, Poanes melane
		The Dun Skipper lacks the distinct appearing arched orange transverse band on the dorsal hindwing.
		Although suitable habitats for the species were present in San Diego County, unknown factors prevented this skipper from penetrating south into the San Diego area until the late l930's and she early l940's.
		In view of this, it is interesting that melane occurred in adjacent Orange County as early as 1904 and was captured throughout the 1930' s in the lowlands, as well as in the Santa Ana Mountains, although it was still absent in San Diego County.
	mamba.bio.uci.edu /~pjbryant/biodiv/lepidopt/hesper/umber.htm (427 words)

	skipper - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Skipper (butterfly), common name for any of a large and diverse group of flying insects closely related to true butterflies.
		Cheese Skipper, a shiny fl fly, 5 mm (0.2 in) in length, found throughout the world.
		- insect resembling moth: a quick-flying insect that has a hairy body and clubbed antennae with hooked tips, and is closely related to true butterflies.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /skipper.html (165 words)

	Skippers
		They were seen along the path in the long grass in the central part of the the southern side of the Slonk Hill Cutting, on the south part of the Buckingham Cutting and on the lower slopes of Mill Hill.
		Butterflies were sparse for the time of the year, the only skippers seen on the lower slopes of Mill Hill were five
		The Essex Skipper is very similar indeed to the Small Skipper and the Lulworth Skipper (reflected in the generic name 'thymelicus') except that in general the Essex Skipper is a slightly duller gold colour as opposed to the ginger of the Small Skipper.
	www.glaucus.org.uk /Skippers.html (1323 words)

	Butterfly and Butterfly Jewelry
		A White Admiral Butterfly gathers the nectar of a purple coneflower.
		Butterfly Life history: In the afternoon, male butterflies perch on hillsides, banks of gulches, logs, or behind bushes to watch for females.
		Young butterfly jewelry and caterpillars feed together in a web, while older ones feed alone and make shelters of folded leaves tied with silk.
	www.zulumoon.com /about_butterfly.asp (374 words)

	Pawnee Montane Skipper Butterfly — Butterfly Conservation Initiative
		For the Pawnee montane skipper, periodic fire may be necessary to maintain the open nature of the habitat.
		The objective of the plan is to remove the skipper from the list of threatened species by ensuring the protection of the species' habitat for the foreseeable future.
		Skipper habitat on public land is protected and maintained within the defined habitat of the South Platte River.
	www.butterflyrecovery.org /species_profiles/pawnee_montane_skipper (828 words)

	MardonSkipperHTM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mardon skippers have a fast, skipping flight, bent antennae clubs, and a characteristic basking posture in which the forewings are held at a 45-degree angle and the hind wings are fully spread.
		The Mardon skipper is found on glacial outwash prairies in the Puget Sound lowlands, where it occupies open grasslands with abundant Idaho fescue interspersed with early blue violet.
		In addition to loss of habitat, the butterflies are threatened by insecticides, control practices for invasive plants, military training, fire, and recreational activities.
	www.fws.gov /oregonfwo/EndSpp/FactsInverts/MardonSkipper.htm (670 words)

	Butterfly Movies
		A butterfly is a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera belonging to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) and Papilionoidea (all other butterflies).
		Butterfly and moth eggs vary greatly in size between species, but they are all either spherical or ovate.
		Butterflies are often confused with moths, but there are a few simple differences between them, including colour, habits, and pupating appearance.
	www.junglewalk.com /video/butterfly-movie.htm (862 words)

	News in Science - Bananas saved from killer butterfly - 15/11/1999
		The parasite emerging from the larvae of the banana skipper butterfly.
		The banana skipper butterfly first appeared on the PNG mainland in 1983, and over the next 6 years it spread by as much as 500 km per year.
		In PNG, many of the benefits from controlling banana skipper are unquantifiable, for example, banana is second only to sweet potatoe as a staple food crop and the people extensively use banana leaves in their day-to-day activities, from wrapping food to protection from the rain," he says.
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/s66225.htm (525 words)

	Essex Skipper butterfly from an english butterfly garden
		The Essex Skipper butterfly is almost identical to the Small Skipper butterfly but can be identified by the fl underside to the clubs of the antennae.
		The difference between the Small Skipper and the Essex Skipper butterfly is determined by the color of the underside of the tip of the antennae.
		The Small Skipper butterfly is almost identical to the Essex Skipper.
	www.butterflygarden.co.uk /butterflies/essex_skipper.htm (370 words)

	Rare Skipper Butterfly
		The butterfly (Hesperilla flavescens flavescens) is a local species that depends on the availability of its native habitat plant — the Chaffy Saw Sedge (Gahnia filum), to survive.
		As a result of long-term drainage of local land for urban development, the number of stands of this wetland plant has been greatly reduced and the Altona Skipper Butterfly is in danger of becoming extinct.
		The population of the Yellowish Sedge-Skipper Butterfly has been declining over the past few years and the species may even be extinct in the Adelaide region.
	users.bigpond.net.au /brucedw/skipper.html (446 words)

	Greater Washtenaw County Butterfly Survey Homepage ( 1994 - 2006 )
		Greater Washtenaw County Butterfly Survey is an ongoing study of butterfly populations and important habitats in southeast Michigan.
		Despite the very warm and muggy weather the butterfly walk was a great success and in little more than two hours, we found a total of 25 butterfly species.
		Besides the Duke's Skipper other highlights of the trip were several Banded Hairstreaks engaged in swirling 'aggressive' flights, the uncommon Gray Comma, good views of a Great Spangled Fritillary nectaring on Monarda and a very fl Dun Skipper netted and then passed around in a bottle for better viewing.
	home.att.net /~r.a.kuhlman/SEMIYTD2001.htm (854 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Scotland \| SNH flies to butterflies' rescue
		SNH has awarded the funding to the charity Butterfly Conservation Scotland in an effort to halt "alarming declines" in the population.
		The marsh fritillary and chequered skipper butterflies are most at risk.
		The chequered skipper butterfly, which became extinct in England in the 1970s, is now mostly confined to oak woods in the west of Scotland.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4576211.stm (335 words)

	What are the differences between butterflies and moths?
		Worldwide, there are five families of butterflies and one family of skippers, which share some specialised similarities in body form.
		Butterflies in the lycaenid subfamily Riodininae, and skippers in the subfamily Pyrginae hold their wings flat when resting.
		Exceptions: A few butterflies and skippers are active at dusk, many moth species are day-flying.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/butterfly_moth.cfm (323 words)

	Forest Research - Chequered skipper butterfly & Pearl-bordered fritillary
		Specialist butterflies are becoming increasingly rare in Britain as the semi-natural habitats which they depend upon become fragmented or disappear.
		As butterflies are warmth-loving species the greatest species diversity tends to be found in the south of Britain, but it is in southern England where the pressure for land is greatest. However, some of Britain’s rare butterfly species are surviving in the cooler north where semi-natural habitats tend to be more abundant, and where suitable micro-climate characteristics can be found.
		One such species is the chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas) which is now confined to an area of the Great Glen in Lochaber where the northern climate is moderated by the large water bodies of Loch Linnhe, Loch Lochy, Loch Arkaig and Loch Eil.
	www.forestry.gov.uk /fr/INFD-6A6GDU (583 words)

	1971-1976 Mattel Skipper Doll
		Skipper is 9 1/4" tall and is Barbie's little sister.
		Included a Swing A Rounder Gym in orange and pink plastic, doll is exclusive to this set, waist, head, elbows and legs are posable, doll has shorter hair in shoulder length pigtails either strawberry or HTF pale blonde, two piece blue solid and blue, white check bibbed playsuit.
		Wore either a red or hot pink satin dress, orange flats and had cardboard yellow wings that a child could wear in her hair, additional accessories were; pink comb brush and curler, green and yellow hair ribbons and 2 white barrettes.
	www.dollreference.com /skipper_doll2.html (694 words)

	Mardon Skipper Butterfly — Butterfly Conservation Initiative
		The Mardon skipper butterfly (Polites mardon) is a small, tawny-orange butterfly dependent upon native, fescue-dominated grasslands in Washington, Oregon, and northwest California.
		The Mardon skipper (Polites mardon) is in the family Hesperiidae (skippers) and the subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
		Like most members of the Hesperiinae sub-family, Mardon skippers have a fast, skipping flight, bent antennae clubs, and a characteristic basking posture in which the forewings are held at a 45-degree angle and the hind wings are fully spread.
	www.butterflyrecovery.org /species_profiles/mardon_skipper (1082 words)

	Skipper: pictures, information, classification and more
		The skipper begins life as a tiny egg, less than 0.01 cm (less than 0.004 in) in diameter, much smaller than most butterflies or moths.
		Some of the major skipper groups can be distinguished by how they hold their wings when basking in the sun.
		For instance, branded skippers hold their wings partially open while basking, with the front wings and hind wings held at different angles-a posture rarely seen in true butterflies.
	www.everythingabout.net /articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/butterflies_and_moths/skipper/index.shtml (321 words)

	In a butterfly garden... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Butterflies usually seek out only one or two plant species upon which to lay their eggs.
		Being able to fly, butterflies travel widely; being fragile and elusive creatures, with individuals that are difficult to distinguish from one another, they are difficult to track and study for long periods of time.
		A few things can be said with confidence: Adult butterflies need the heat of the sun for their bodies to be capable of active feeding and flight.
	www.riversideca.gov /museum/butterfly/garden.htm (387 words)

	Carson Wandering Skipper
		This photograph of the Carson wandering skipper was taken by Xerces Society Staff Entomologist Mace Vaughan on June 16, 2002.
		The butterfly is at immediate risk of extinction due to livestock grazing, off-road vehicle activity, encroaching development, changes in the water table, and pesticide drift.
		The Carson Wandering Skipper is one of many pollinators across the country that are in decline because of human activities.
	www.xerces.org /Endangered/Carsonwanderingskipper.htm (426 words)

	CO2 Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"During the twentieth century," in the words of the authors, "the silver-spotted skipper butterfly [Hesperia comma L.] became increasingly rare in Britain [as] a result of the widespread reduction of sparse, short-turfed calcareous grassland containing the species' sole larval host plant, sheep's fescue grass [Festuca ovina L]." As a result, Davies et al.
		Thomas, C.D. and Jones, T.M. Partial recovery of a skipper butterfly (Hesperia comma) from population refuges: lessons for conservation in a fragmented landscape.
		Thomas, J.A., Thomas, C.D., Simcox, D.J. and Clarke, R.T. Ecology and declining status of the silver-spotted skipper butterfly (Hesperia comma) in Britain.
	www.co2science.org /scripts/CO2ScienceB2C/articles/V9/N33/B2.jsp (549 words)

	California's Endangered Insects - Laguna Mountains Skipper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Laguna Mountains skipper is a small (~3 cm wingspan) member of the skipper butterfly family, the Hesperiidae.
		The Laguna Mountains skipper is one of two subspecies of Pyrgus ruralis, and is only known from higher elevation areas of southern California.
		None of the areas where this butterfly occurs are presently being managed for its survival.
	essig.berkeley.edu /endins/ruralis.htm (330 words)

	Skippers Hill - History
		Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School was founded in 1945.
		Another theory was advanced by the famous English Cricketer of the 1940's, CB Fry, who lived at Skippers Hill.
		This theory seems more credible, as this area was known to be a centre for the illicit export of wool to France and Holland during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries along with the equally illegal import of tea, spirits, tobacco and silk.
	www.skippershill.com /history.html (95 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Grund (1997) felt that the Skipper butterflies would be the easiest to re-establish and conserve because of the relative simplicity of their habitat requirements.
		Community appreciation and support for butterfly conservation has meant that they have become a flagship for other endangered insect conservation efforts, and even the less showy specimens such as the Yellowish Sedge-skipper are usually appreciated by the public.
		The butterfly is essentially a sedentary species, and restricted to one larval food plant that is suffering from human induced decline.
	www.deltaenvironmental.com.au /butterfly/Exec_summary.htm (1133 words)

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