Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1331783

Lyside Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside

Observation date: June 30, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park. Feeding calmly on a Salt Cedar next to a ditch full of water. (The Salt Cedar plants nearest water seemed to be preferred by other pollinators as well.) Sunny morning but somewhat windy.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 12, 2022
Coordinator notes: I can see how it was an ID challenge; it's a little odd even for a Lyside, but that's what it is.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Doña Ana County