Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1150042

Rockslide Checkerspot
Chlosyne whitneyi

Observation date: July 19, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On a rockslide at 12, 500 ft. Photo on rockslide apparently too large to upload.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: December 27, 2017
Coordinator notes: Yes your ID is correct, a male (our subspecies of Chlosyne whitneyi is damoetus). I apologize for taking so long to get to your submissions - looking ahead I see several. I will finish them up this week (tomorrow probably). This one is the last for today. Mike
Checklist region(s): San Juan County, United States, Colorado