Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1119056

Western Square-dotted Blue
Euphilotes battoides

Observation date: June 04, 2017
Date notes: fog no sun air 66 light wind 5 individuals all light blue topside probably males.
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On Seacliffs buckwheat and searching around same for females? Sipping nectar from several different plants. no basking as no sun came through got lucky to have caught one or two open for just a few seconds before flying away!
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 07, 2017
Coordinator notes: This should be allyni, the El Segundo Blue-Ken Davenport