Observation date: August 29, 2021
Submitted by: Joshua C
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Gorgeous bug feeding from a goldenrod. I thought this was a monarch until I saw my photos on the computer at home.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: October 01, 2021
Coordinator notes: very excellent! not often seen from Sandoval County, but a true breeding resident all along the Rio Grande as far north as Espanola. this is the nominate (e.g., eastern) subspecies, which mimics Monarch. Southern NM has subspecies obsoleta, which mimics Queen. The two forms hybridize in the middle Rio Grande valley, producing a range of phenotypes.
