Observation date: September 03, 2022
Submitted by: COA1955
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Hello, Mike, here's my favorite shot from last year and one of a small number of butterflies seen in 2022 with most insects being much less plentiful than in years past.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: May 05, 2023
Coordinator notes: Thanks Char...correct ID...a late flying female (they aestivate (kind of a summer hibernation) to later in the summer then lay eggs near where dry land violets grow on the prairie (Viola nuttallii, grows rather prostrate and has elongate, pointed leaves and yellow flowers in the spring.
Sorry I'm just getting into verifying your submission...always appreciated, even repeats from the previous years. Take care, Mike
