Observation date: September 23, 2021
Date notes: Dates included here are September 23, 2021 and September 24, 2021 with images from the same location.
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On consecutive days a Leafwing butterfly nectared from the same false goldeneye shrub patch along the Soledad Canyon Trail. on September 2erd it was accompanied by an American Snout, Tachinid flies, an unidentified fly, and a Soldier Beetle. On September 24th there was a Convergent Lady Beetle. On October 25th near the Soledad Canyon Trailhead, a Leafwing joined Reakirt's Blue butterflies to take nutrients from a pile of canid scat I have only a poor image for this observation and will not enter it - I will make it available upon request.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: December 04, 2021
Coordinator notes: I'll call it a "temporary colonist" rather than a resident, for now, but if present trends continue, they will become breeding residents in your area.
