Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1392771

Huron Sachem
Atalopedes huron

Observation date: August 30, 2024
Submitted by: prairie fairie
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Actively flying then landed and was still for less than a minute in native wildflowers, sunny. Thorax was green and fuzzy
Status: Migrant
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: August 31, 2024
Coordinator notes: Female. Taxon split recently, with A. campestris becoming a west coast species, and A. Huron being basically anything east of the Rockies. New correct species name is Atalopedes huron - Huron Sachem. -jmgesell
Checklist region(s): United States, Minnesota, Otter Tail County