Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 941360

Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti

Observation date: March 28, 2012
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: warm sunny day, was sunning on deer weed on holy jim trail oak forest and sage scrub, and stream bead lower in canyon.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: December 20, 2013
Coordinator notes: I cannot tell if this is nominate virgulti or peninsularis without being at that location and seeing habitat plant associations and seeing a series of collected metalmarks.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Orange County