Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1158247

Observation date: May 22, 2018
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found on its host plant, parsnip-flowered buckwheat "erigonium heracleoides", above the power dam. My two photos show male and female mating. This is a newly described "dotted-blue" and in Pyle & Labar's new Pacific NW book, they give it the common name of "Cascadia Blue"
Status: Resident
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: September 07, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, British Columbia