Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1304073

Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis

Observation date: July 30, 2021
Submitted by: frogbandit
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: September 08, 2021
Coordinator notes: The Common Checkered Skipper, a female. Genetics shows the species to belong to in a separate genus other than Pyrgus (a new genus, Burnsius) but change in names comes slowly...no change in the common name though. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, El Paso County