Small Skipper or Essex ?

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Medard
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Small Skipper or Essex ?

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Third time lucky ? Small Skipper or Essex ? The Sweet Track this morning 12-07-2020
First and second picture shows the same specimen, the third probably the same seen an hour twenty minutes later at the same location.
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Re: Small Skipper or Essex ?

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All of these are male Essex skippers - which I guess is what you hoped! :D

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Re: Small Skipper or Essex ?

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Thanks Guy , you have made my day.
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