Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1326057

Mexican Cloudywing
Thorybes mexicana

Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: glennfine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Nectaring on plox near a stream. A new backyard species for me (#97), I think I have 2 bad entries for this specimen.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 01, 2022
Coordinator notes: This is know known as Thorybes nevada as mexicana appears to be a different species. The subspecies should be aemilia and this appears to be the earliest record of that subspecies for the state though previous inpublished records may be earlier. I may be back in Siskiyou County in 3 or 4 more weeks into early July if gasoline prices don't go too high and world conditions get too bad.-so maybe we can do more exploring!-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County