It is tough to get a proper exposure during the harsh midday sunlight—all too often the image will be overexposed. I sometimes will deliberately compensate by underexposing the subject, which has the effect of significantly darkening the background of the image. This doesn’t always work, but I like the dramatic result that I got when I photographed this little skipper butterfly during a visit earlier this week to Huntley Meadows Park.
As I have noted in multiple post over the years, skipper butterflies are really tough to identify. I looked over lots of images on-line and have concluded that this might be a Zabulon Skipper butterfly (Poanes zabulon) or possibly a Peck’s Skipper butterfly (Polites peckius).
Why did I go with “Zabulon” in the title of this post rather than “Peck’s?” The answer is quite simple is not a scientific determination—I think the name “Zabulon” is a lot cooler than “Peck’s.”
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Mike Powell 
I think your identification is correct.
Have you tried using the “Seek” app to help with identification?
It’s really good at identifying butterfly’s and other insects. When I used that app on my phone, pointing it at your picture on my computer, it identified it as the Zebulon Skipper.
Thanks. I’ll have to try that app. I used the iNaturalist app and it gave me several possibilities.