skipper butterfly on Sierra gentian

August 5, 2020 • Round Valley, Golden Trout Wilderness • Inyo County, California

Coordinates: 36.43781,-118.16728 (click for map)
skipper butterfly on Sierra gentian (Polites sonora, Gentianopsis holopetala (Gentiana holopetala)) [Round Valley, Golden Trout Wilderness, Inyo County, California]
Filename: 20200805-164722.jpg 674x1011 pixels, ISO 125, f5.0 @ 1/640 sec
Polites sonora, Gentianopsis holopetala (Gentiana holopetala)

There's a chance the skipper is actually Polites sabuleti.

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