Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1270905

Observation date: August 23, 2020
Date notes: Flew up from dead oak leaves and landed on pin oak seedling trunk.
Submitted by: Karen EH Atwood
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Saw it fly up, so I know it has wings! Otherwise I wouldn't have thought it anything but maybe bird fecal matter. Sitting perfectly still, aligned vertically on the pin oak seedling trunk, which is maybe a quarter of an inch in diameter.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 23, 2020
Coordinator notes: None.