Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1323456

Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius

Observation date: May 01, 2022
Submitted by: topper72
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Clear, hazy with smoke from nearby wildfire, breezy, temp in low 60s F. One seen puddling near drying algal mat. Struggled with the ID but referencing Glassberg the dark marginal spots on the HW, to me, points to Horace's.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2022
Coordinator notes: your diagnosis seems right to me. great pics, as usual. I hope you don't mind that I borrowed one for BofNM :^)
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Los Alamos County