Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1208327

Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
Plebejus melissa

Observation date: June 06, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Quite disturbed, weedy patch of grassland but surrounded by development. Some native vegetation including Eriogonum heracleoides.
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: September 11, 2021
Coordinator notes: The ventral doesn't have the typical amount of orange that melissa does, but the habitat and elevation suggest melissa.
Checklist region(s): British Columbia, Canada

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