Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1249168

Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
Plebejus melissa

Observation date: May 19, 2020
Submitted by: dbrudin
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Only one seen that morning. It was in low vegetation along a gravel hiking path.
Status: Resident
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: June 03, 2020
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID (and sex) is correct. These seem to be having a very good flight so far this year.
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, El Paso County

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