Small Skipper on Knapweed. Thymelicus sylvestris. Underwing

Or possibly the Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola.

These little butterflies were ubiquitous here, flitting around in the tall grasses and mostly sipping nectar from hard-heads, Centaurea / knapweed..

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neira-Dan ^club

superbe capture

6.1 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Beautifully captured Amelia..............the detail is wonderful.

I'd be inclined towards the Small Skipper: The difference in maily in the antennae, in the Small Skipper these are orange-brown, whereas the Essex Skipper's appear to have been dipped in black ink (info from the East Midlands Butterfly Conservation website).

6.1 years ago. Edited 6.1 years ago.

Earthwatcher ^club

Lovely macro! Well taken, Amelia.

I would agree that it is a Small skipper and not an Essex skipper. The accepted way of telling them apart is by the antennae, especially on the underside: the Essex skipper has very well defined jet-black tips to the antennae, "as if they had been dipped in ink".
Good video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfeX6guLND4

6.1 years ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Superbe capture. Nicole.

6.1 years ago.

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