A large skipper butterfly,
Ochlodes venatus
, (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
on a dandelion flower in June (7 km south of Torsby, Sweden). The proboscis (visible near right antenna) is probing the flower for nectar.
Images © 1996 by John A. Byers,
Chemical Ecology
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A large skipper butterfly, Ochlodes venatus, (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
on a dandelion flower in June (7 km south of Torsby, Sweden).
The proboscis (visible near right antenna) is probing the flower for nectar.