Observation date: September 05, 2013
Submitted by: gsaffren
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This butterfly had a wing span of approx 5 inches; it lit on a fuchsia remaining there for several minutes with wings spread. It was mid day, approx 85 F. It would fly off, return to the flower. It remained in my garden approx 20 min.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 16, 2013
Coordinator notes: This species has only recently moved into the Los Angeles Basin and only reached California in 1963.
