Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1311926

Green Skipper
Hesperia viridis

Observation date: May 27, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: September 22, 2021
Coordinator notes: Pahaska and Green are essentially indistinguishable based on wing characters alone. Glassberg has come as close as anyone in selecting marks that probably do the job, most of the time, but even he will admit they do not work 100% of the time.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Bernalillo County