Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1173382

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Observation date: July 21, 2018
Date notes: Date and time are exact -- pulled from photo metadata from my phone.
Submitted by: masyukun
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I was building a wooden arbor in my front yard, and this guy landed on top of the beam ~8 ft up in the air. Was not flighty: I nearly bumped it with my camera and also another 2x3 piece of wood, and it only readjusted its position on the redwood beam.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 02, 2022
Coordinator notes: Its a butterfly and Peck's Skipper is not in California-Ken Davenport, California butterfly Coordinator.
Checklist region(s): Sacramento County, California, United States

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