This appears to be a Golden Banded-Skipper Butterfly [Autochton cellus] photographed at the Western North Carolina Nature Center, on the Trillium Trail, on 30 April 2016. The Golden Guide to Butterflies and Moths, pages 74-75, states that it’s “generally uncommon and unusually sluggish.”
Butterflies and Moths of North America: Autochton cellus
Golden Banded-Skipper at the WNC Nature Center – 30 April 2016
Golden Banded-Skipper (wing edges) – 30 April 2016
