Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 722496

Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
Euphilotes ancilla

Observation date: June 23, 2012
Submitted by: Glenn Marangelo
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Along the edge of a puddle with many other blues.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: July 25, 2012
Coordinator notes: Most likely this is Euphilotes ancilla but there is a possibility that it is E. glaucon. To be 100 percent sure the genitalia would have to be examined under a microscope.
Checklist region(s): United States, Montana, Granite County