Small Skipper feeding on Knapweed, Seven Barrows Reserve

Seven Barrows BBOWT Nature Reserve, Berkshire, England, UK (July 2021)
Small Skipper is distinguished from the similar Essex Skipper by having orange undersides to the antennae tips rather than black. For more information on this species of butterfly see:
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris / Butterfly Conservation
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola / Butterfly Conservation
Shooting Time 11:19
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/400
Av(Aperture Value) 22
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 51 32 34.3 N
Longitude 01 31 36.1 W
Altitude 158.10 m
Small Skipper is distinguished from the similar Essex Skipper by having orange undersides to the antennae tips rather than black. For more information on this species of butterfly see:
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris / Butterfly Conservation
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola / Butterfly Conservation
Shooting Time 11:19
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/400
Av(Aperture Value) 22
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 51 32 34.3 N
Longitude 01 31 36.1 W
Altitude 158.10 m
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