Observation date: June 30, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park. Feeding calmly on a Salt Cedar next to a ditch full of water. (The Salt Cedar plants nearest water seemed to be preferred by other pollinators as well.) Sunny morning but somewhat windy.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 12, 2022
Coordinator notes: I can see how it was an ID challenge; it's a little odd even for a Lyside, but that's what it is.