Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1336599

Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado

Observation date: July 21, 2022
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found along Bilk Creek Trail. There were a few flowering meadows and plenty of flowering plants along the trail as well. I photographed this individual on an aster.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: August 14, 2022
Coordinator notes: Correct ID...the lower altitude subspecies idaho with a uniformly colored hindwings although idaho has a wide range of variation in disc color and size of spots in the macular bands...kind of a catch-all name from western Colorado through the Great Basin. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, San Miguel County