Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1252815

Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba

Observation date: June 02, 2020
Submitted by: A_baldini
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Weather: Mostly cloudy and 85 degrees. Notes: A single individual observed in the ditch behind my house on 06/02/2020. I believe it's a Juba Skipper, but I'm not 100% sure.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: June 14, 2020
Coordinator notes: Yes Austin....H. juba....see how the two upper spots in the macular band stack right on top of each other and virtually no off-set like viridis and pahaska? A sure ID characteristics for juba everytime. This one looks like a female. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Larimer County