Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1107404

Observation date: October 25, 2016
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Windy Cool at time of photo, Rain last two days dry today!
Status: Stray
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 27, 2016
Coordinator notes: I like Queens even more than Large Orange Sulphurs. I caught my first Queen in Bakersfield when I was 12 and put it in a matchbox which my mother threw away. It would be ten years before I would catch another which was the only time I ever went to Arizona by train to Kingman, AZ to catch. I later found out that Queens are often common in the Kern River Valley. Large Orange Sulphurs are beautiful too, just a lot harder to find than Queens. I'll put this one in the Season Summary.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Orange County