Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1406389

Western Square-dotted Blue
Euphilotes battoides

Observation date: June 25, 2025
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This was ID'ed as a Cascadia Blue on iNat. It was seen on Buckwheat in an open pine forest with lots of buckwheat and lupine.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 08, 2025
Coordinator notes: No way to be sure in the Pacific Northwest or in most of California. I have the Volcano Blue from Mt. Shasta which was genomically identified as a battoides, but Oregon has several undescribed populations-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Grant County