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  Sighting 1135445

Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae

Observation date: July 29, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny around 72F with slight breeze - nectaring on a flower
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: August 19, 2017
Coordinator notes: It stil looks like a lucilius to me. But I accept that this species has never been reported from Maine. Are there no Columbines (plants) there either?
Checklist region(s): Kennebec County, United States, Maine