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Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis

Observation date: October 08, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I assume this is a Common Checkered Skipper, but it was considerably smaller than the other Common Checkered Skipper from this site that we observed today.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: October 23, 2021
Coordinator notes: a good assumption, although it could be albescens . . .
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Guadalupe County