Small brown butterfly with prominent white dots

Silver-Spotted Skipper. Photo: John Woodruff

Small brown butterfly with prominent white marks on its underwings

Silver-Spotted Skipper. Photo: John Woodruff

The Silver-spotted Skipper is usually the last butterfly species to emerge in Dorset and John caught some good images of it when he visited Fontmell Down (North Dorset) on 6 August. He reports seeing six individuals, plus a fresh-looking Wall Brown.

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