Observation date: July 20, 2020
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: At around 13,000 ft in high meadows beneath summit of Mount Sneffels
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: November 22, 2020
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID is correct. This is often a common summer butterfly in the high altitude. These are the offspring of females that hibernate over the winter at lower altitude, mate in spring and migrate into the mountains to find a host and their lay eggs that produce the summer flight. Very pretty butterfly. Mike
