Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 940416

Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes aurantiaca

Observation date: November 26, 2013
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: sixty three at 1030 photo 1040 partly cloudy skies, slight breeze off and on mostly calm. lots of bunch grasses in area and other grasses. warming up on rocks.saw others later in day on sugar bush for nectar. shots were blurry. rain about five days prior. warmed up to low 70's lots of butterflies painted lady's queens, cloudless sulphur c. blue, northern skipper, calif. patch , gph, sleepy orange, lots of dainty sulfurs , one buckeye, white checkered skipper,and others
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: November 27, 2013
Coordinator notes: LATE flight date for California.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County