Huron and Clouded Skipper - Ivy Creek (Charlottesville VA) - Apr 23

[Jeff Cagle]

On Apr 23, Colleen and I hit up Ivy Creek Natural Area just north of Charlottesville VA.

Notable sightings were a female Huron Skipper (nee Sachem) nectaring on Blackberry and a Clouded Skipper who did not want to pose for photos.  

Jeff Cagle

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2026-04-23&user_id=jrcagle&verifiable=any

Total Counts

Eastern Tiger ST - 3

Pipevine ST - 1

Eastern Tailed-Blue - 1

Azure sp - 1

Pearl Crescent - 1

American Lady - 2

Juvenal's DW - 10+

Clouded Skipper - 1

Huron Skipper - 1

Luna Moth - 1

Bad-wing Moth - 1

Titian Peale's Moth - 1

Melanolophia sp - 1

[Rick Borchelt]



I don’t think Huron Skipper is in anyone’s lexicon as a common name. It’s Huron Sachem (which I find redundant but unfortunately nobody asked me). I would prefer the western species to keep *its* common name of Field Skipper, which after all is the translation of campestris. 

On May 9, 2026, at 2:00 pm, Jeff Cagle <jeffre...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Apr 23, Colleen and I hit up Ivy Creek Natural Area just north of Charlottesville VA.

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