Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1171306

Sooty Hairstreak
Satyrium fuliginosum

Observation date: July 12, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: on Buckwheat saw a few of these some were brown and Plain some had these spots then i found a mating pair one of each will post! warm dry in forest edge on dirt roadside
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 19, 2018
Coordinator notes: I think this is fuliginosum and not semiluna-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Sierra County, United States, California