Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1098184

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Observation date: June 10, 2016
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Partly cloudy, 85-90 degrees. Seen along a dirt path/road on top of a knoll near the river. This was a muddy, weedy, poorly drained section of the path, with lots of moss and algae among the grass and weeds. Nearby teasle, autumn olive, Japanese knotweed, honeysuckle, locust trees, willow, maple, sycamore.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 22, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, West Virginia, Putnam County