Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 936548

Observation date: October 03, 2013
Submitted by: Mary Franceline...
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: For about two weeks or so I had been noticing a smaller butterfly that resembled a monarch flying around our grounds and wondered if it was one the looked something like the monarch. When I saw this one up in the butterfly bush, somewhat hard to photograph as it was not near the edge of the bush, I was glad to see the difference in the dark lines especially after a monarch landed on a flower on same bush. Viceroy stayed in the same area of the bush for awhile. I moved on.
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: October 06, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Pennsylvania, Bucks County