Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1064119

Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis

Observation date: September 06, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Two individuals, a few yards apart, seen perched nearly motionless on vegetation across road from lake. Photos are of second individual seen. Habitat: wide grassy/weedy (wildflowers) roadside atop levee between lake and swampy bottomland hardwood forest. Conditions: mild, mostly sunny, calm. About 7:40 am.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: September 06, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, La Salle Parish