It's not that clear cut, but Brian is right. The shape of antennae, vertically held wings and day-time activity are the signs of a butterfly.

This is actually a butterfly belonging to Hesperiidae (Skippers) family.

Wojtek

On Sep 23, 2010, at 7:35 AM, William Silverman wrote:

> Hi Brian,
>
> great shot!
>
> I think Marshall is right. butterflies have antennae that are rod like, ending in knobs, whereas moths have antennae that are often feathery, but not always. The image show antennae that are rod-like, but don't end in knobs. Rather here the endings are just bent.
>
> Bill Silverman

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