Small or Essex ?

[Charles Nicol]

i saw this skipper yesterday... do you think it is a Small or an Essex ?





charles

[Trev Sawyer]

Sure it's not a Large Skipper Charles?

Trev

[Charles Nicol]

it was only little !!

here is a different view:



c

[Neil Hulme]

Hi Charles,
That's definitely a Large Skipper, irrespective of its size. Both the Small and Essex Skipper have homogenous golden-brown upper wings (none of that patterning which your specimen shows), apart from the prominent sex-brands in the males. These appear as short black lines, at mid-point within the forewing.
Neil

[Charles Nicol]

thanks guys... i guess it is a non-large Large Skipper !!

charles