Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1072350

Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula

Observation date: April 16, 2015
Submitted by: Josiah Gilbert
Specimen type: Photograph
Collection location: Josiah Gilbert (personal collection)
Observation notes: This was the only individual I saw. It was near the summit at about 2400', where I never would have expected to find one!
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: December 11, 2015
Coordinator notes: In the High Sierra above timberline, one amyntula subspecies (montanorum) routinely is found on ridges at Sonora Pass!-Ken Davenport