Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1371674

Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha

Observation date: September 16, 2023
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Could Be the late date record, We got this one. Diane and I and then we have one the next day on her camera that is a little newer. These were fairly common a couple weeks earlier. Very Cold nights and cool days unless you had full sun mid day and were moving around. Thunder and Lightning most afternoons with rain very hard in some area's. Many area's still covered in snow, some new butterflies in area's that the plants we just getting going. Flowers in many places were so fresh that it seemed like spring. Some very fresh Butterflies here and there but very low numbers. This one is not fresh but the one the very next day we saw seemed very fresh. We can post that one once we get it down loaded.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 21, 2023
Coordinator notes: This and the 17th are likely state LATE records to subspecies and probably species-Ken Davenport Subspecies nubigena
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Mono County