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GoDawgs · August 1, 2019

There were more little visitors to the zinnias today. At first I thought they were all the same thing but when I cropped the photos to make the images larger, I could see they definitely were different. They're both in the Skipper family (Hesperiidae) but of different genera. Little things, about 1".

This is the Hoary Edge Skipper, wing top and bottom:

And this is the Southern Cloudywing Skipper:

I have found a good insect ID site where you can select your state and see most of the insects in your area. It doesn't look like they are arranged in any particular order but it's fun to scroll through the pics. "Oh, I've seen that. So *that's* what that is!" Then once you ID it you can search online for that particular insect to find out more info. Here's the link. Scroll down to find the "By State" button.
https://www.insectidentification.org/

If you're looking for butterflies and moths, there's a great site but the photo file is ginormous. They have a filter but you need the Family name to really narrow down the results. I like to look up the butterflies and moths on the "by state" site, get the family, genus and species name and then use that information on the butterflies and moths site to see a lot more photos to make sure it is what I think it is.

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/gallery

August 1, 2019	#11
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	There were more little visitors to the zinnias today. At first I thought they were all the same thing but when I cropped the photos to make the images larger, I could see they definitely were different. They're both in the Skipper family (Hesperiidae) but of different genera. Little things, about 1". This is the Hoary Edge Skipper, wing top and bottom: And this is the Southern Cloudywing Skipper: I have found a good insect ID site where you can select your state and see most of the insects in your area. It doesn't look like they are arranged in any particular order but it's fun to scroll through the pics. "Oh, I've seen that. So that's what that is!" Then once you ID it you can search online for that particular insect to find out more info. Here's the link. Scroll down to find the "By State" button. https://www.insectidentification.org/ If you're looking for butterflies and moths, there's a great site but the photo file is ginormous. They have a filter but you need the Family name to really narrow down the results. I like to look up the butterflies and moths on the "by state" site, get the family, genus and species name and then use that information on the butterflies and moths site to see a lot more photos to make sure it is what I think it is. https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/gallery