Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1114799

Aaron's Skipper
Poanes aaroni

Observation date: May 23, 2014
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Aaron's Skipper is previously unrecorded in McIntosh County, GA. This individual was in a brackish marsh. The identity was confirmed by Linda Cooper of Florida who is one of the preeminent skipper experts in NABA. Aaron's Skipper is probably distributed all along the Georgia coast and westward in deep South Georgia to Alabama.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 13, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Georgia, McIntosh County