Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1125184

Greenish Blue
Plebejus saepiolus

Observation date: July 09, 2017
Submitted by: mojie
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Partly cloudy, temp in the 70s, several in the vicinity resting on the open ground in mixed aspen/conifer around 9400' elevation.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: August 07, 2017
Coordinator notes: This is a male of the Greenish Blue (subspecies gertschi in the San Juan Mts., subspecies whitmeri elsewhere), perhaps the most common of our blues throughout the higher mountains of Colorado. Mike
Checklist region(s): San Juan County, United States, Colorado