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  Sighting 1348608

Golden-snouted Sootywing
Staphylus vulgata

Observation date: August 12, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: November 13, 2022
Coordinator notes: At first I was rejecting this for all of the Staphylus Skippers because of the 3 distinct white dots near apex of FW, but the book indicates that on Staphylus vulgata the dots are not always there or the same number AND that the pale dots are distinct which they are on this sighting and unfortunately not on most of the other submissions to BAMONA for this species. I believe this is the correct ID for this sighting.
Checklist region(s): Costa Rica