Observation date: September 24, 2020
Submitted by: rebeccagracey
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The butterfly was seen on buckwheat, Eriogonum hieracifolium, along the Rattlesnake Canyon Trail, in the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: October 13, 2020
Coordinator notes: Rebecca, this matches our previous late date for this butterfly. I appreciate you getting a shot of one with that extra basal white spot in the VHW. I suspect that shows past mixing with nominate gryneus or the west Texas equivalent. thanks for submitting!