Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1131933

Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Observation date: August 04, 2017
Submitted by: A_baldini
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Saw this butterfly nectaring at some purple flowers. Thought it was a Taxiles skipper at first, but then I realized it was different. It was a warm, mostly sunny day, with some haze in the air.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: October 28, 2017
Coordinator notes: Definitely the Woodland Skipper. Mike
Checklist region(s): Larimer County, United States, Colorado