Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1243289

Observation date: March 08, 2020
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Landed on Plants at restoration area for Milkvetch near empty saddles trail. Lynden H Chandler Preserve, Palos Verdes, CA. This Milkvetch restoration area is one of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy's projects. Partly cloudy day in the 60’s F.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: March 10, 2020
Coordinator notes: At that location, it should be the endangered Palo Verdes Blue, a Silvery Blue subspecies...it occurs only on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. In my opinion, it is not much different than australis, the common subspecies of southern California-Ken Davenport