Hammock Skipper

Hammock Skippers are found from south Florida south to Argentina. They also occur in the Southwest and stray from Mexico into south Texas. In Florida, they fly all year. They tend to rest on the underside of leaves. These butterflies are most active on sunny days, although they prefer flying in the shade (Butterfliesandmoths.org). We took this photograph on 30 January 2017 at Key West's Fort Zachary Taylor.