Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

  Sighting 1108810

Hammock Skipper
Polygonus leo

Observation date: November 02, 2016
Submitted by: NMElaine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: 2 seen nectaring on roadside plants along with Great Purple Hairstreaks, Orange Sulphurs, Texan Crescents, Com. Checkered-Skippers, Variegated Fritillaries, Queens, Gray Hairstreaks, Painted and American Ladies, Cloudless Sulphurs, Dainty Sulphurs, Reakirt's Blues, and Southern Dogfaces
Status: Stray
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: December 04, 2016
Coordinator notes: a beauty! we don't see these very often in NM, so thanks for documenting it. It's also a late record for NM. thanks!
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Hidalgo County