Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1205970

Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes aesculapius

Observation date: May 23, 2019
Submitted by: tom howe
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Nectaring on Itea virginica in woods but in immediate vicinity of river cane at edge of a sedge meadow
Status: Resident
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 29, 2019
Coordinator notes: This is the first Blount County record for this species in the BAMONA database. This is the 98th species of butterfly documented in Blount.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Blount County