[The Butterflies of the Columbia River Gorge]

Woodland Skipper ?

Ochlodes sylvanoides

The photo above shows a close-up of the dorsal hindwing of what appears to be a woodland skipper as seen on puccoon orange sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) as seen in the riparian zone near the high water mark along the Columbia River at Dalton Point...............September 1, 2007. All photos this page taken at the same time and place.

The photo above shows the ventral wing surfaces of what appears to be a woodland skipper as seen on puccoon orange sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) as seen in the riparian zone near the high water mark along the Columbia River at Dalton Point...............September 1, 2007.

The photo above shows what appears to be a woodland skipper as seen on puccoon orange sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) as seen in the riparian zone near the high water mark along the Columbia River at Dalton Point...............September 1, 2007.

The photo above shows what appears to be a woodland skipper as seen on puccoon orange sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) as seen in the riparian zone near the high water mark along the Columbia River at Dalton Point...............September 1, 2007.

The photo above shows what appears to be a woodland skipper as seen on puccoon orange sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) as seen in the riparian zone near the high water mark along the Columbia River at Dalton Point...............September 1, 2007.

Paul Slichter