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  Sighting 1261271

Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis

Observation date: October 04, 2019
Submitted by: CrescentWing34
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: First really cold day of the fall. Spotted on a single dead leaf just in front of the waystation's entrance. Due to the very cold temperatures, it did not move at all, with the single exception of when it folded its wing up towards the end of my observation.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 19, 2020
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Ohio, Franklin County

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