Arctic Skipper

June 21, 2014December 23, 2019 Steven Scott Blogs, Wildlife

maine+6 015 — Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon). Small boreal skipper with only one brood in late spring-early summer. Distinctive pattern, unlike any simililar species in range.

Wabi+Steve+6 14+019 — Grasses are foodplant and nectars on available flowers, which in Maine this time of year are limited.

arcticskippermap — Range of Arctic Skipper

Jessup+Path+Steve+018 — Often seen in the “jet plane” pose!

Steven Scott

Steven Scott is a photonaturalist blogger based in Florida and Maine. He has surveyed butterflies with Earthwatch Institute in the mountains of Vietnam, tagged juvenile snook with Mote Marine Laboratory in the mangroves of Florida and filmed a BioBlitz insect survey in Acadia National Park. A registered nurse and retired Army officer, Steven believes man is an integral part of nature and travels annually to Vietnam with humanitarian medical teams from Vets With a Mission.

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Steven Scott

Steven Scott is a photonaturalist blogger based in Florida and Maine. He has surveyed butterflies with Earthwatch Institute in the mountains of Vietnam, tagged juvenile snook with Mote Marine Laboratory in the mangroves of Florida and filmed a BioBlitz insect survey in Acadia National Park. A registered nurse and retired Army officer, Steven believes man is an integral part of nature and travels annually to Vietnam with humanitarian medical teams from Vets With a Mission.

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