Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1336453

Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii

Observation date: July 21, 2022
Submitted by: slgriffin
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: August 19, 2022
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID is correct...a male raiting or flaiting (two of three types of mate location behavior in butterflies) for females. (rait=rest and wait for a female to come-by; flait=fly out but also rest and wait to find a female; (the third is fleek=actively fly and seek females to mate). Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Boulder County