Change is indeed in the air for many butterflies — at least in their ecology, if not in their outer appearance (see 'Change is in the air' Nature 532, 403–404; 2016). However, the example you picture is not the European species Hesperia comma, but the North American Epargyreus clarus — both of which have the same vernacular name of silver-spotted skipper.
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Settele, J. Change of identity is not in the air. Nature 534, 179 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/534179e
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