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  Sighting 1250198

Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis

Observation date: May 26, 2020
Submitted by: Aner
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Not sure if it possible to distinguish these two species in the field.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: June 02, 2020
Coordinator notes: Aner, you are correct to wonder. Genitalic dissection is needed to distinguish white from common. In the old days we had data showing then Common prevailed in northern NM while White prevailed in southern NM. but I think those old stats don't mean much anymore. So . . . I'm calling it 'common' just so it can be approved and saved into the database.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Bernalillo County