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  Sighting 1218361

Observation date: July 20, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: March 03, 2022
Coordinator notes: Nice analysis! Agree on the later date being less likely P. canadensis. This individual shows characteristics of both P. glaucus and P. canadensis, and timing and location likely makes this a hybrid individual. In particular, the yellow-orange spots along the edge of the ventral hindwing are more square-shaped (P. glaucus would be crescent). The border between the blue/black and yellow on the ventral hindwing is also less scalloped, and closer to a straight line (P. glaucus would be scalloped - P. canadensis more of a straight line). Finally, although tattered, the ventral hindwing submarginal yellow band does not appear continuous, which you would see in P. canadensis.
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Franklin County