Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1113021

Pacific Orangetip
Anthocharis sara

Observation date: March 13, 2017
Submitted by: Zonotrichia
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: A bright sunny day in the low 60s. We recently had a whole lot of rain after a very long drought in the region.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: March 16, 2017
Coordinator notes: Anthocharis stella occurs at higher elevations in the upper Transition and Canadian Life Zones in the Sierra Nevada. The orange-tip at Santa Margarita is sara, a place where I have collected butterflies. In fact I was at Cerro Alto Camp in SLO County last week, a good places for Large Veined Whites and sara.-Ken Davenport