Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1221859

Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis

Observation date: August 01, 2019
Submitted by: HannaMardikian
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Fast! And there’s three of them on my lawn hanging around near tiny yellow flowers and clover.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 02, 2019
Coordinator notes: There is a chance they could be Pyrgus albescens, separable only by the shape of the male genitalia. In Bakersfield Pyrgus albescens dominates, P. communis is very rare-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Fresno County