Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1092138

Observation date: July 29, 2016
Submitted by: slowpokebill
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Location Payson, Utah. My wife spot a Queen Butterfly in our yard on 07.28.2016 which she photographed with her cell phone. It or another was spotted again on the morning of 07.29.2016 and I photographed it with my camera. The weather was clear and the temperature in the low 70s. It was interested in the wild sunflowers in our yard.
Status: Migrant
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: August 21, 2023
Coordinator notes: Cultivate some Mexican Sunflowers in your yard and watch the species that will use it! Thank you! JAMES STEEN
Checklist region(s): United States, Utah, Utah County