Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1192846

White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albescens

Observation date: September 26, 2018
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On the ground in a weedy vacant lot surrounded by residential development.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 22, 2018
Coordinator notes: There are no Pyrgus communis records for LA County confirmed by male genitalia. This one is a female, so for now, all records from that county are presumed to be albescens-Ken Davenport