Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1369934

Mexican Cloudywing
Thorybes mexicana

Observation date: July 09, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Near Notch Mountain in the White River National Forest. Partly cloudy day in the 70’s F with breezes and between 9-10K feet elevation.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: October 15, 2023
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID is correct...shown as Mexicana above (BAMONA has not updated their species list) but there is more...genetics suggests that the Rocky Mountain populations are not mexicana or nevada, but a separate species-level taxon dobra; mexicana is a sibling species not found in the U.S. (only south of the border in Mexico) and nevada is also a distinct species-level taxon found in the Sierra of California. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Eagle County