Observation date: July 24, 2017
Submitted by: ebirtwistle
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: seen in open, dry meadow of mainly Ceanothus sp.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: November 19, 2017
Coordinator notes: That is actually a buckmoth (or sheepmoth) not a bee or butterfly. These are day flying moths. This one is a female and it looks like the hindwings are damaged or deformed. The caterpillar host is often sagebrush but some other hardwood-broad leaf shrubs are also used.
Mike
