Observation date: July 28, 2016
Submitted by: Bdog
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Ken, you are very right about western butterflies being confusing. I had not seen any of these at this site with hundreds of Astragalus host after multiple all day visits, only to finally find 1 fresh and 1 worn individual on this 3rd trip.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 03, 2016
Coordinator notes: Western Tailed Blues seem to be having a hard time with the long term drought and have become very scarce in recent years. Eastern Tailed Blues live in parts of the San Joaquin Valley-Ken Davenport