Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 990014

White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albescens

Observation date: July 20, 2014
Submitted by: Gary The Villages
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Hot mid-afternoon, flitting among Indian Blanket and others; first sighting here.
Status: Resident
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: July 25, 2014
Coordinator notes: Although it is not possible to determine the identity with certainty, this is almost surely P. albescens, as P. communis has not been recorded in Florida for more than a decade
Checklist region(s): United States, Florida, Sumter County