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  Sighting 1287457

Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
Plebejus melissa

Observation date: July 22, 2020
Submitted by: Conchyliatus
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: 1 and 1/8 inch wingspan. Nectaring in roadside meadow along Hurricane Creek road in Wallowa Mountains.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: March 30, 2021
Coordinator notes: My first impression was Plebejus anna but yours are marked below more like melissa and not like the ricei I have collected on Mt. Ashland. Warren's Oregon book does not mention anna (no longer a idas subspecies) in the Wallowa County region. This is a difficult group-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Wallowa County