[Leps-l] Fwd: Polygonia haroldi in Texas?

[Mike Quinn]

Looks like a new US (Texas) record...

Photos posted here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chihuahuan-Desert-Research-Institute/31743057682

compare:
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/polygonia_haroldi.htm

Mike Quinn, Austin


On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Cathryn Hoyt <choyt at cdri.org> wrote:

> Yesterday, while monitoring pollinators of rare plants in the Davis
> Mountains, I was distracted by a butterfly that was soaring overhead and
> landing at the spring. It is an anglewing of some type, but was notable for
> the lack of ornamentation on the upper wing surface and the coloration that
> faded from orange to a lighter, yellow orange at the base of the wings.
>
> Could this be a Spotless Anglewing (Polygonia haroldi)?
>
> Photographs are posted on the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute's
> Facebook page. Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Dr. Cathryn Hoyt
>
> Director of Research
> Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
> Fort Davis, TX 79734
> www.cdri.org
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