Observation date: August 22, 2013
Submitted by: Ralph S. Carlson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Warm and sunny morning, approximately 75 degrees Fahrenheit; approximately 20% humidity; minimal breeze activity. While monarchs, queens and Pipevine swallowtails were sighted in various sectors of the botanic garden, commonly near blossoming shrubs or trees, this specimen alit on a drying mallow plant, several of the canes of which were either leaning near the ground or were bent entirely to the ground; the soil surface consisted of fragmented dried twigs and leaves mixed with gravel. The specimen usually held the wings upright when resting, though, as the second photo shows, it opened enough for a partial view of the upper surface of the wings. The soil surface and the shrubs in the vicinity were dry; sprinklers were active in several locations many yards from the place the specimen rested, so I surmise it rested for purposes of warming in the morning sun.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 28, 2013
Coordinator notes: This is a girl.
