Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1298874

Mexican Cloudywing
Thorybes mexicana

Observation date: July 05, 2021
Submitted by: twofried
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Calling this one a Nevada Cloudywing, mainly because I had one close to this location about a month ago. Still, this bug is so badly worn, I'm not sure it's possible to separate it from Northern Cloudywing. Hanging out on what appeared to be Coyote scat.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 09, 2021
Coordinator notes: at this elevation, Northern is very unlikely, plus the ventral hindwing is 100% Mexican. Nevada is the subspecies, which some have elevated to species level, but BAMONA has not done that yet. keep working those high elevations!
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Taos County