Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1303230

Observation date: July 25, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Several individuals seen flying and alighting on vegetation (willow and cattails) along waterways on the refuge.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 28, 2021
Coordinator notes: a lovely shot, Rene. that area along the Rio in central NM hosts a blend zone between Desert Viceroy and regular Viceroy, so you can get some strange looking forms, but this looks like nominate archippus. thanks for getting this into the system!
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Socorro County