Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1416599

Mojave Giant-Skipper
Agathymus alliae

Observation date: October 21, 2025
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Male warm day 75 to 80 mostly flying fast, very hard to approach.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: November 02, 2025
Coordinator notes: Location is reportedly Kelbaker Rd. south of Baker in rocky desert mountains with the Agave utahensis, the host plant of alliae-Ken Davenport