Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1089466

Observation date: July 17, 2016
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Grassy and weedy floodplain forest along the James River.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 17, 2016
Coordinator notes: This is a species in the genus Xanthotype. According to Rindge 1978, the adults of all species included in this genus are, for practical purposes, externally indistinguishable from one another, as they are almost identical in color, maculation, and size. It therefore follows that these species cannot be reliably separated from photographs.
Checklist region(s): United States, Virginia, Richmond