Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 700770

Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis

Observation date: July 11, 2011
Submitted by: pcastrovillo
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: 5 mi S of Yellow Pine, ID. Forest habitat. Elev approx 6500 ft. At roadside mud puddle on Johnson Creek Rd. Specimen resides in the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History at The College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID.
Status: Resident
Verified by: kent
Verified date: March 19, 2012
Coordinator notes: Because Idaho is not currently in the albescens overlap zone this specimen is considered communis.
Checklist region(s): United States, Idaho, Valley County