Cinquefoil skipper of the forewing and the usually deeper red-brown underwings. The cinquefoil skipper flies in July and August. The larval food plant is spring cinquefoil ("Potentilla neumanniana"). Cinquefoil skipper The cinquefoil skipper ("Pyrgus cirsii") is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). It has a scattered distribution in central and southern Europe, and several isolated populations in north-eastern Turkey and in Armenia. This species has a wingspan of 26–28 mm and, typically of its genus, can be very difficult to identify in the field. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the carline skipper ("P. carlinae") as the two are known
Skipper (cannon) Hur. They positioned Skipper on the field and shot it directly toward the VMI Corps. The enclosed stadium concentrated the booming sound. Cadets hats were blown off and football players nearby were almost knocked over. The VMI corps stopped cheering and gasped in disbelief of what they had just witnessed. VMI never chanted again. During the game, Skipper was shot off after every Virginia Tech score, a tradition that continues today. The Hokies kept Skipper busy, winning the game 35-20. After one touchdown, late in the game, the cadets gave Skipper a triple-charge, which sent a shock wave across the