Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1094751

Hedgerow Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium

Observation date: July 30, 2016
Submitted by: TPeterson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Seen on Rabbit Brush along with (a very worn) Euphilotes and many other insects on a very windy afternoon overlooking the Inyo Craters
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 08, 2016
Coordinator notes: I suspect this is subspecies subaridum. Nelson's Hairstreak occurs in forests where Incense Cedar grows, often in mixed oak-coniferous forest-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Mono County