Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 928513

White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albescens

Observation date: September 07, 2013
Submitted by: rebeccafm
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 09, 2013
Coordinator notes: I am accepting this based on the likelihood that is what you would find in that county. A genitalic check of male genitalia is often required to distinguish albescens from the similar Pyrgus communis.