Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1073101

Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Observation date: September 05, 2015
Submitted by: Josiah Gilbert
Specimen type: Photograph
Collection location: Josiah Gilbert (personal collection)
Observation notes: Common. This species was seen on all 6 trips to the lake between August 21st and October 20th, it was not seen on my final trip on November 7th. It was commonly seen only during August and early September.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: December 30, 2015
Coordinator notes: In my opinion, coastal sylvanoides along the central coast look more like subspecies santacruzas than nominate sylvanoides-Ken Davenport