This appears to be a Tawny-Edged Skipper Butterfly [Polites themistocles] found in Fletcher, North Carolina on 19 September 2013. Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 269, states this species is a member of the Branded Skipper (Hesperiidae) family, and “rests with [its] forewings upright and hindwings spread.”
Butterflies and Moths of North America: Polites themistocles
Tawny-Edged Skipper on Asters – 19 September 2013
Tawny-Edged Skipper on T-Shirt – 19 September 2013
Tawny-Edged Skipper Butterflies Mating – 19 September 2013
