Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1390878

Oreas Comma
Polygonia oreas

Observation date: August 07, 2024
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: We observed commas for 4 days in the Aspens on Hwy 67 near Deckers, CO. This was by far the darkest of the ones we photographed. It has been reported on iNaturalist at this location by both Christian Nunes of CO and Andrew Warren of the McGuire Center in FL. Andrew Warren has ID it on iNaturalist as Polygonia oreas nigrozephyrus. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235429911.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: September 13, 2024
Coordinator notes: Glad you finally got a good photo of nigrozephryus...not an easy task as you know. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Douglas County