Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1088488

Veined Blue
Plebejus neurona

Observation date: July 09, 2016
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On Yellow buckwheat for nectar, lots of flat top buckwheat around the yellow flowering buckwheat, Pine and fur on slopes of mt. high ski resort. most of ski runs were cleared dirt. a few areas where some plant life survives had lupine buckwheat other yellow flowering shrubs that seemed like a sage brush very aromatic elevation 6-7 thousand ft. ? other species seen, northern white skipper, monarch, dusky, american lady, calif. tortoise, maybe blue copper? will submit. golden hairstreak farther down in oak forest
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 11, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.