Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1272542

Uncas Skipper
Hesperia uncas

Observation date: August 26, 2020
Submitted by: Luna-Linuche.76
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Warm sunny day with gray haze smoke from California wild fires. Many skippers eagerly getting nectar from the tiny flowers of Marrubium vulgare (white horehound), and feeding on nearby Barestem Buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum).
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 31, 2020
Coordinator notes: Is this the correct date? This skipper usually flies earlier in the season-Ken Davenport These may be a Polites sabuleti I am unfamiliar with, I can't tell without an upperside view of these individuals. Another submission of similar individuals was Polites sabuleti.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Klamath County