Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1102688

Leonard's Skipper
Hesperia leonardus

Observation date: September 18, 2013
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Elevation 6,200 ft. Open meadows and Ponderosa Pine savanna with an understory of native grasses like Side-oats Gramma, Big and Little Bluestem, and blooming Liatris punctata.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: October 02, 2016
Coordinator notes: The last of your series of H. leonardus pawnee observations, all of these are females from worn to nearly fresh. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Boulder County