Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1356678

Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla

Observation date: May 21, 2023
Submitted by: yhelfman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Butterfly makes short flights and resting on trail near a puddle
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 25, 2023
Coordinator notes: It doesn't look like subspecies eremita but by locality that it what it is supposed to be...though eremita is supposed to be more blackish. But in my experience, these are variable colorwise.-Ken Davenport