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  Sighting 1363769

Hammock Skipper
Polygonus leo

Observation date: July 15, 2023
Submitted by: choyt
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Skipper was nectaring on buttonbush in a shady stand of hackberry, cottonwood, and buttonbush.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: July 16, 2023
Coordinator notes: Almost certainly resident. There are sightings in far west Texas, some close to Big Bend. Nice sighting.
Checklist region(s): United States, Texas, Brewster County