Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1066968

Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole

Observation date: September 26, 2015
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: 5 to 10 Dainty Sulphurs seen along the edge of agricultural (soybean)field perched on the ground. The photographed sulphur flew up to the smartweed but was not observed nectaring on the plant.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: September 28, 2015
Coordinator notes: This is the first Weakley County record for this species in the BAMONA database. This is the 36th species of butterfly documented in Weakley.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Weakley County