Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1042341

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Observation date: May 04, 2015
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Adjacent to American River, drinking nectar from American Vetch. Warm day low 80s. Ruderal and riparian vegetation in area.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 07, 2015
Coordinator notes: No, not a Western Tailed Blue, rather an Eastern Tailed Blue subspecies sissona-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Sacramento County