Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1262765

Northern Pearly-eye
Enodia anthedon

Observation date: July 23, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sorry about bad quality picture from smartphone. I know this ID is out of range, but seems to match southern pearly-eye better than northern. The main indicator is the 4 dots on forewing are not in a straight line and bend out toward wing edge. Also, dark mark on top of FW is less defined as book pictures of northern PE and pale pattern surrounding spots on top FW match picture of southern PE in Kaufman's guide exactly.
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: July 23, 2020
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County