Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 548972

Draco Skipper
Polites draco

Observation date: July 14, 2011
Submitted by: cpcdolan
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: August 08, 2011
Coordinator notes: Female. The male has a sitgma or black patch in the middle of the forewing which is solid color on the female. The moth in the picture is a day flying Noctuid which is common throughout much of the state (I don't know the name off hand).
Checklist region(s): Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States