Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 698432

White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albescens

Observation date: February 23, 2012
Submitted by: Pete Williams
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: It came to my moth light at night.
Status: Resident
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: February 27, 2012
Coordinator notes: it is impossible to know if this is the common or white checkered skipper, but recent evidence suggests that it is the white checkered (there have been no confirmed records of the common checkered skipper in Florida for over a decade.
Checklist region(s): United States, Florida, Santa Rosa County