Clouded Skippers like our St. Augustine

The three white dots are identifiers.

If you see a little brown butterfly flying low to the ground in your yard, it is most likely a Clouded Skipper.

The one-inch butterfly is the most abundant blackish-brown skipper in the Houston area, according to the Tvetens' Butterflies of Houston & Southeast Texas.

The little skipper likes to lay its eggs on St. Augustine grass, which makes is a year-round resident in our area.  It is most active February through November.