Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1354219

Desert Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius philetas

Observation date: April 09, 2023
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found near a water tank on wet mud along with many others. More than half of the Checkered-Skippers in the area east of the Floridas along the first half of the Gap Road and then toward the mountains appeared to have this pattern rather than the one typical of Common/White Checkered-Skippers.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 03, 2023
Coordinator notes: thanks Marta!
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Luna County