Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1139845

Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak
Satyrium semiluna

Observation date: September 05, 2017
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: gray topside cool morning at first i thought it was another of the many blues then i looked closer, gray top side weak flight where the blues were very active already this one was marked very differently from the blues. also finally crawled to bottom of bush to get away after flying a few short flights to loose me. mid sixties in am partly cloudy.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 12, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Mono County, United States, California