Observation date: September 12, 2020
Submitted by: COA1955
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: One of the first butterflies to show up after the early freeze, seen feeding on Cowpen Daisy, Verbesina encelioides.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: November 19, 2020
Coordinator notes: Hi Char, How were the butterflies out your way this year? You can submit current year photos of one you have recorded in the past but may be you didn't see a lot of them this season? Your suggested ID is correct. Kind of a late record. This is a female and they live a long time because they aestivate before laying their eggs into later summer. With the cold weather we had earlier, this is a good example of how tough these butterflies are (and others as well). Pigmy blue in my backyard yesterday and several days earlier. Take care, Mike
