Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1345953

Observation date: October 04, 2022
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: 65F and bright sunshine. Nectaring on spotted knapweed in a large, weedy, dry rain garden with blooming knapweed, goldenrod, aster and daisy fleabane. Couldn't get a good ventral shot before he flew off into the deep weeds. There are tons and tons of fiery skippers in the nearby horticulture gardens on the MSU campus, so I wasn't totally surprised to see this little guy. Still, pretty awesome.
Status: Resident
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: June 26, 2023
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Ingham County