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  Sighting 1204767

Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis

Observation date: May 10, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: 3 or 4 seen on open slope. Sheridan's Hairstreak also flying here. Flowers abundant; especially Lomatium ambiguum, Claytonia lanceolata, Mertensia longiflora.
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: August 31, 2021
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): British Columbia, Canada