Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1052371

Booth's Sulphur
Colias tyche

Observation date: June 12, 2015
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Photographed in the north slope tundra of the Brooks Range, Arctic NWR, while on a river rafting trip on the Marsh Fork of the Canning River. Species classified from photo by Norbert Kondla...placing it the taxon thula. This based on the dorsal yellow color that we observed.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: July 10, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Alaska, North Slope