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  Sighting 605837

Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites themistocles

Observation date: August 08, 1997
Data source: Connecticut Butterfly Atlas Project
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (DeMasi, V. O.)
Specimen type: Specimen
Collection location: Yale Peabody Museum (YPM)
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Coordinator notes: YPM ENT.820516
Checklist region(s): Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States