Observation date: August 02, 2019
Submitted by: pnesterenko
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: September 08, 2019
Coordinator notes: Correct identification, a relatively freshly-emerged Mourning Cloak (though with some wear at the wing edges already). I am so glad to hear about your lifelong interest in lepidopterology! The best statewide program I know of is the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network. Just use the link below, and then click the blue "Become a Volunteer" button, and it will bring up the correct email address for you to send a message to explaining your interest. Contact me at Coloradobaldinis@msn.com if you have any further questions. Thanks! https://butterflies.org/research-and-conserve/butterfly-monitoring/