Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 938580

Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti

Observation date: August 25, 2013
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: on native aster, very hot day high eighties to low nineties, lots of buckwheat in area coastal sage scrub of laguna canyon, saw quite a few on this hill top not sure if they are hill toppers, they were getting what little nectar they could find. small asters blooming also some buckwheat. where ever we found asters we found metal marks.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 28, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Orange County