Dion Skipper Euphyes dion

The perched, displaying male Dion Skipper, Euphyes dion. Found near water most of the time, this is another buttonbush worshipper. This one was chasing every dragonfly that came into his little personal airspace. Then he would perch on close to the same bent grass stalk over and over. Much faster fliers than the Dukes' which like to stay down low. Both species have two rays on the hindwing exterior but good luck seeing them on excited males like this. Varying from rich orange outside to burnt red, this is the orange variety.

Note the large stigma and the close central orange squares making a sort of flying wedge on the upper forewing surface. Unmistakable if you can see the exterior rays plus the flight or the interior. The caterpillar eats Carex like the Dukes'.