Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1048999

Observation date: June 16, 2015
Submitted by: cjablonski
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: flitting around in a remnant sedge meadow about 11 a.m. on a sunny day.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 09, 2015
Coordinator notes: This is either <i>Xanthotype sospeta</i>,<i>Xanthotype urticaria</i>, or <i>Xanthotype attenuaria</i>. These species cannot be reliably separated without examination of the genitalia.
Checklist region(s): United States, Illinois, McHenry County