Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1227007

Draco Skipper
Polites draco

Observation date: July 17, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: October 13, 2019
Coordinator notes: Not Nevada but another Draco Skipper....this is a male and you can see that the black stigma on the open forewing expands downward; also the antenna are short on the Polites species, much longer on more Hesperia species. Draco is found up to and well over timberline, above 12,000 ft. in Colorado. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Park County