Observation date: September 14, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Feeding at Tansyasters on Pike’s Peak. Sunny day in the 70’s F. Elevation ~8500 ft.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: November 09, 2024
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID is correct...looks like a worn male as it is near the end of the season. The larva probably feed on that aster...they past the winter as larvae in the third stage (of five I think, not counting the pupa as one). Mike