Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1202325

White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albescens

Observation date: April 09, 2019
Submitted by: opiliones
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Only one individual, actively feeding on desert mallow.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: April 13, 2019
Coordinator notes: From that locality this should be a White Checkered Skipper, but one from the Spring Mountains it could be either albescens or Pyrgus communis. In such cases, females cannot be identified and males one require an examination of the genitalia to ID, even with an actual specimen.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Nevada, Clark County