Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1116576

Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula

Observation date: May 09, 2017
Submitted by: RexMundi
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 18, 2017
Coordinator notes: There are no known records of Eastern Tailed Blues in that county and see Warren's Colorado State Museum book on Oregon butterflies. Based on ranges of variation, it would likely take collected specimens with visible field marks to verify an Eastern Tailed Blue from Marion County. Your photo does not look like Eastern Tailed Blue ssp. sissona which also occur in California and which I have in my reference collection-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Marion County