Observation date: May 03, 2020
Submitted by: nbarrigar
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny. 73 degrees. Elevation approx. 2000'. We stopped to observe several butterflies puddling at a roadside pullover on Little Stony Creek Road in the Cherokee National Forest. Also puddling: Pipevine Swallowtails, Spicebush Swallowtails, Question Mark, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Eight-spotted Forester.
This is near a mountain stream with alders growing nearby.
I was able to slowly get quite close. The photo is taken with my mobile phone camera.
Status: Resident
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 26, 2020
Coordinator notes: This is the first Carter County record for this species in the BAMONA database. This is the 66th species of butterfly documented in Carter.
