Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1214275

Palatka Skipper
Euphyes pilatka

Observation date: May 24, 2013
Submitted by: cfhayes
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This individual was photographed nectaring on Asclepias humistrated in a remnant Maritime Longleaf Pine system on St. Catherines Island, GA. A population of Cladium jamaicense grows in a nearby (0.02 miles away) slough east of where the skipper was photographed.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: July 06, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Georgia