Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

As you go from the mountains to the coast in NC, this species goes from rare to locally fairly common. It has two broods in NC, early summer and mid fall.

Delaware Skippers are generally bright orange below with no other obvious markings. Note also the orange fringes. They nectar on a variety of flowers, like the Verbena below.

	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Croatan National Forest, Craven Co., NC 26 Aug 2007


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Durham Co., NC 4 Sep 2004	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Orange Co., NC 20 Aug 2005


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Male Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Craven Co., NC 29 August 2004

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Hillsborough River Walk, Orange Co., NC
16 Aug 2018


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hillsborough River Walk, Orange Co., NC 16 Aug 2018	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Craven Co., NC 28 August 2005

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Craven Co., NC
29 August 2004


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Male Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Male Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 2003


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Male Orange Co., NC 15 Jun 2006	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Male Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Orange Co., NC
15 Jun 2006

Same individual with camera flash (left) and natural light (right)


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Brunswick Co., NC 13 Aug 2006	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Craven Co., NC 26 Aug 2007


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Bodie Island, Dare Co., NC 1 June 2007	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Duke Forest Durham Division, Durham Co., NC 16 Aug 2009

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC
27 June 2020


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hill Forest, Durham Co., NC 18 Aug 2019	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Mayo River S.P., Rockingham Co., NC 6 Sep 2023 Nectaring on Prunella vulgaris


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Bodie Island, Dare Co., NC 4 Sep 2023 Nectaring on Helenium amarum	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Bodie Island, Dare Co., NC 4 Sep 2023 Nectaring on Helenium amarum

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
16 Aug 2023

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
18 Aug 2022


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Johnston Mill Preserve, Orange Co., NC 6 Aug 2023	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 16 Aug 2023


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Alligator River NWR, Dare Co., NC 19 Sep 2024	(Anatrytone logan) Alligator River NWR, Dare Co., NC 19 Sep 2024>

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Alligator River NWR, Dare Co., NC
19 Sep 2024


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Alligator River NWR, Dare Co., NC 19 Sep 2024

	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Male Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006 Many butterflies imbibe salts and other minerals from moist ground. Look how long that tongue is!!
	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Male Orange Co., NC 15 Jun 2006 That whole tongue is coiled up and tucked up into its mouth.

Below are Delaware Skippers from Virginia


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4053 York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4061 York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4082 York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4085 York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4097 York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4102 York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4217 York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4228 York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4291 York Co., VA 27 Aug 2013	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4291 York Co., VA 27 Aug 2013


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #4408 York Co., VA 27 Aug 2013

Below are Delaware Skippers from Florida

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #3653
Corkscrew Sanctuary, Collier Co., FL
20 Sep 2016


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #3643 Corkscrew Sanctuary, Collier Co., FL 20 Sep 2016	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #3649 Corkscrew Sanctuary, Collier Co., FL 20 Sep 2016


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #8992 Big Cypress, Collier Co., FL 4 Mar 2017	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #3950 Big Cypress, Collier Co., FL 28 Sep 2016

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #8359
Big Cypress, Collier Co., FL
28 Sep 2016

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), #8348
Big Cypress, Collier Co., FL
28 Sep 2016

Below are Delaware Skippers from Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hillsdale Co., MI 30 June 2004


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) St. Clair Co., MI 7 July 2012	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) St. Clair Co., MI 7 July 2012


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) St. Clair Co., MI 7 July 2012	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Murphy's Point Provincial Park, Lanark Co. Ontario 12 July 2018

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Lanark Co. Ontario
13 July 2018


Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Perth Wildlife Preserve, Lanark Co. Ontario 13 July 2018	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Lanark Co. Ontario 13 July 2018

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