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  Sighting 1201188

Acmon Blue
Plebejus acmon

Observation date: March 24, 2019
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sipping nectar from various flowers, lupine growing in the area.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: March 25, 2019
Coordinator notes: I'm going to say this is acmon as the season is running behind. Lupine Blues use buckwheats as larval hosts, not Lupines. Were buckwheats present?-Ken Davenport I changed the wording, I meant the season is running behind, not ahead.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Ventura County

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