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Hesperia uncas or Polites rhesus? - Hesperia uncas
Copyright © 2018 Pamela Piombino

Hesperia uncas or Polites rhesus? - Hesperia uncas
Carrizo Canyon, Baca County, Colorado, USA
September 27, 2018
I saw about 6 of these in and around Carrizo Canyon, almost to the Oklahoma border in southeaster Colorado. 4200', juniper, grasses, nectaring on either Chrysothamnus or Asteraceae.
Contributed by Pamela Piombino on 3 October, 2018 - 4:34pm
Last updated 4 October, 2018 - 5:46pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 4 October, 2018 - 5:46pm

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