Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1254608

Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis sthenele

Observation date: June 18, 2020
Submitted by: Brynne Bryan
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 20, 2020
Coordinator notes: This is subspecies behrii which some scientists who do not live in California say are extinct. They are not, they are actually widespread in the Coast Ranges and in the southern Sierra Nevada. These are having a good year!-Ken Davenport