Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1420395

Southwestern Orangetip
Anthocharis thoosa

Observation date: March 13, 2026
Submitted by: topper72
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, little breeze, extremely dry, temp in low 60s F. Several seen searching and alighting occasionally. No nectar sources observed. Earliest date by around 2 weeks that I have seen these.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: March 25, 2026
Coordinator notes: thanks for keeping track of what's early. I do it for the "state" but not for each county.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Los Alamos County