Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1404281

Huachuca Skipper
Epargyreus huachuca

Observation date: June 19, 2025
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Feeding on New Mexico Locust at about 9,000’ on the Rim Trail near Sunspot.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: June 20, 2025
Coordinator notes: this is the very similar Huachuca Skipper; DNA analyses showed that the Sacramentos had this one, and not Silver-spotted (E. clarus)
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Otero County