Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1267727

Observation date: August 09, 2020
Submitted by: EPS
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Hot day, butterfly spent several minutes, quite relaxed, in and around a patch of echinacea until it fluttered away. There is also a large Joe Pye weed very close by, and many, many wild flowers in our yard. There's a pond (Red Bridge Pond) behind our yard, several houses distance away.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: February 27, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Nova Scotia