Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 994228

White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albescens

Observation date: July 25, 2014
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Hot day, no wind, in weedy field dominated by annual grasses and mustard, with scattered native species including but not limited to milkweed, mallow, elderberry, coyote brush.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 30, 2014
Coordinator notes: There are no valid records for Pyrgus communis in that county that I am aware of. Males need to be determined genitalically to confirm any other ID-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Ventura County