Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1391548

Dotted Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes eos

Observation date: August 19, 2024
Submitted by: Dogoszhi
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Nectaring on field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), which was growing on the disturbed ground next to an irrigation drainage ditch. An open but weedy area next to the Bosque. Sunny, warm, light breeze. This was a short distance from Sighting 1391496, of a dotted roadside-skipper.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: August 20, 2024
Coordinator notes: and in fact it is a dotted R-S, perhaps more worn that the earlier one. Bronze R-S will have some rust/orange/bronze colors
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Bernalillo County