Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 940417

Northern White-Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum

Observation date: November 26, 2013
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: box canyon below marker in canyon on s-2 hwy High sixties to low seventies this photo around 1330 partly cloudy calm in canyon bottom, seems to be a spot the congregate for warmth and shelter also very diverse plant life. rain five days prior aprox half inch lots of butterflies and 13 different species
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: November 27, 2013
Coordinator notes: This breaks the previous LATE flight date for the state by about 9 days.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County