Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1060992

Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris

Observation date: August 14, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Habitat: garden w/ diverse plantings of flowers, shrubs, and trees, w/ small pond and adjacent to mature pine woods, weedy/grassy meadow w/ wildflowers, and thicket. Conditions: late morning, warm, sunny, not much wind. Butterfly was nectaring on lantana and possibly other flowers in mixed flower bed. Same time and same flower bed as Fiery Skipper sighting for this date and location.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: February 28, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, Grant Parish