Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1198610

Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis

Observation date: September 29, 2018
Submitted by: Janeal W. Thompson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Seen visiting Dahloberg daisy (Dyssodia tenuiloba syn. Thymophylla tenuiloba). Clear, sunny day.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: March 07, 2019
Coordinator notes: Nice observation of the world's smallest species of butterfly! Like the superficially similar Marine Blue, it is a temporary colonist in Colorado, not a permanent resident.
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Prowers County