Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1308999

Zabulon Skipper
Poanes zabulon

Observation date: August 18, 2021
Submitted by: HansPG
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: A typically-hot mostly-sunny summer morning near the Des Plaines River at Miller Meadow Forest Preserve at the boundary between the woods and the field. Many of the flowers in the "meadow" had already gone to seed, but the butterflies were feeding on the relatively few remaining.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: June 16, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Illinois, Cook County