Observation date: March 24, 2022
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Individual at the west-facing base of Tortugas Mountain flying low and erratic, occasionally landing, and was depositing eggs on young stems of two-leaf senna seedlings sprouting from sandy soil. The afternoon was warm and breezy under full sunlight.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: March 25, 2022
Coordinator notes: Jim, you are more of a botanist than I am, but Twoleaf Senna (Senna roemeriana) would be a new larval host for Sleepy Orange, whereas Twinleaf Senna) Senna bauhinoides) is already documented. let me know via my personal email if you are confidant of the plant ID. It would be a nice record. And now (3/26) based on your subsequent email, I note your statement that this is probably bauhinoides, not roemeriana.
