Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1230858

Dukes' Skipper
Euphyes dukesi

Observation date: September 01, 2019
Date notes: Visiting Marsh Fleabane flowers and eggs laid on Slough Sedge. Allen Trently located this species and showed it to us. Life skipper for me. The ray touches the back of the very rounded wing.
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Allen Trently located this population of Dukes Skippers last year. Bart Jones and Allen Trently assisted in my seeing and photographing one of them at the same location where the Dukes was previously seen. It is very rare in Tennessee.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: June 11, 2020
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Haywood County