Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1100736

Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius

Observation date: September 04, 2016
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, high 80's, not very humid. Skipper was intently gathering pollen from each floret of an ironweed flower. Nearby were mixed grasses, lespedeza, crown vetch, boneset, ironweed, goldenrod, wingstem, locust, sycamore, juniper, pin oak, poison ivy.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: September 05, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, West Virginia, Putnam County