{"id":53991,"date":"2018-09-06T18:28:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T00:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=53991"},"modified":"2024-10-13T14:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T19:41:22","slug":"western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" alt=\"Western Branded Skipper Butterfly \" title=\"Western Branded Skipper butterfly nectaring on Rabbitbrush\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-135607\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Hesperia colorado<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Western Branded Skipper butterflies are small, orange-brown butterflies with distinctive dark markings and a wingspan of about 1 inch.<\/li>\n<li>Western Branded Skippers are found in western North America, ranging from British Columbia south to California and east to Montana and Wyoming.<\/li>\n<li>These Western Branded Skipper butterflies inhabit open, grassy areas including meadows, prairies, forest clearings, and mountain slopes at elevations up to 10,000 feet.<\/li>\n<li>Western Branded Skippers feed on nectar from various wildflowers, particularly favoring asters, thistles, and other composite flowers.<\/li>\n<li>Females lay single eggs on host plants, primarily grasses such as fescues and bluegrasses. Caterpillars feed on these grasses and overwinter in silk shelters.<\/li>\n<li>Western Branded Skippers are also known as &#8220;grass skippers&#8221; due to their habitat preferences and larval food plants.<\/li>\n<li>A group of skippers can be called a &#8220;flutter&#8221; or &#8220;library&#8221; of skippers.<\/li>\n<li>The lifespan of an adult Western Branded Skipper butterfly is typically only a few weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Western Branded Skipper butterfly photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-bug fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-brand-skipper-butterfly-on-blooming-rabbitbrush\/?portfolioCats=6773\" aria-label=\"Western Branded Skipper Butterfly on blooming Rabbitbrush\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-9452.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Western Branded Skipper butterfly on blooming Rabbitbrush, West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-9452.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-9452-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-9452-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-9452-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-9452-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-9452.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-brand-skipper-butterfly-on-blooming-rabbitbrush\/?portfolioCats=6773\">Western Branded Skipper Butterfly on blooming Rabbitbrush<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Western Branded Skipper butterfly on blooming Rabbitbrush<\/p>\n<p>Location: West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/6\/2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-53987\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-53987\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-in-the-stansbury-mountains\/?portfolioCats=6773\" aria-label=\"Western Branded Skipper butterfly in the Stansbury Mountains\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3818.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Western Branded Skipper butterfly in the Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3818.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3818-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3818-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3818-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3818-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3818.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-in-the-stansbury-mountains\/?portfolioCats=6773\">Western Branded Skipper butterfly in the Stansbury Mountains<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Western Branded Skipper butterfly in the Stansbury Mountains<\/p>\n<p>Location: West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/6\/2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-53985\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-53985\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-branded-skipper-on-rabbitbrush\/?portfolioCats=6773\" aria-label=\"Western Branded Skipper on Rabbitbrush\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3785.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Western Branded Skipper on Rabbitbrush, West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3785.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3785-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3785-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3785-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-3785.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-branded-skipper-on-rabbitbrush\/?portfolioCats=6773\">Western Branded Skipper on Rabbitbrush<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Western Branded Skipper on Rabbitbrush<\/p>\n<p>Location: West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/6\/2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-53983\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-53983\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-nectaring-on-rabbitbrush\/?portfolioCats=6773\" aria-label=\"Western Branded Skipper Butterfly nectaring on Rabbitbrush\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Western Branded Skipper butterfly nectaring on Rabbitbrush, West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/western-branded-skipper-rabbirbrush-mia-mcpherson-9485.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-nectaring-on-rabbitbrush\/?portfolioCats=6773\">Western Branded Skipper Butterfly nectaring on Rabbitbrush<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/western-branded-skipper-butterfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Western Branded Skipper Butterfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" 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