Observation date: September 15, 2024
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flight of several butterfly species nectaring from southern saltmarsh aster flowers, which grow along a water-filled ditch in the ROW of the I-10/SH-338 interchange, then emptying into the South Alkali Flats Duckpond. This site is within the Alkali Flats/Lordsburg Playa/Animas Valley landforms. The morning was sunny, hot, and with gusting wind.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: September 29, 2024
Coordinator notes: one never knows for sure with the buckeyes, but this looks more like Gary Buckeye to me.
