Last Sunday afternoon Jonathan Nikkila was attending the Fall Nature Festival at Kearney’s Yanney Heritage Park (Buffalo County) when he photographed a non-descript skipper. Then yesterday in our yard in Elm Creek (also Buffalo County) I noticed a similar skipper visiting my wife’s flowerbed. Both are Eufala Skippers (Lerodea eufala), a species inhabiting more southerly climes but occasionally visiting our state. I used to see them quite regularly in late summer back in the early 2000s but hadn’t seen one for about 20 years. So that was a pleasant surprise. Still a few days left before a killing frost so make the most of them. Let us know if you find anything interesting (nebraskabutterlies@gmail.com)
