BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA’S PIEDMONT REGION |
Family Hesperiidae (the skippers), subfamily Pyrginae (spread-wing skippers)
Hayhurst’s scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii
Monastery of the Holy Spirit Rockdale County, 2 May 2001 |
Photo by Francis Michael Stiteler |
nectaring on Minuartia [Arenaria] uniflora |
nectaring on Trifolium repens |
granitic outcrop south of Snellville Gwinnett County, 2 May 2001 |
pasture near Dobbins Mountain Bartow County, 14 April 2012 |
Photos by Jim Allison |