Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1361207

Observation date: June 20, 2023
Submitted by: MJKrotzer
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Does not appear to match up exactly with Dark Buckeye nor Gray Buckeye...
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: June 28, 2023
Coordinator notes: your notes tell the story. Dark and Gray seem happy to interbreed with regularity in southern NM. That produces some beautiful bugs, like yours, but many individuals cannot be assigned to one species or the other.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Grant County