Pygmy skipper (Gegenes pumilio)

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Photograph shot at the ancient city of Praisos, on Crete.  It just settled for a few seconds and this was the only shot I could get.

The Pygmy Skipper is part of the Hesperiidae family.

Image taken with settings:

 f/6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400