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Lupine Blue
Plebejus lupini

Observation date: May 19, 2020
Submitted by: Tim Shortell
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: June 05, 2020
Coordinator notes: This is the Lupine Blue, Plebejus (or now as you correctly suggested, Icaricia) lupini. The orange on the hindwing only, along with the blue scintillant spots on the ventral hindwing, are key field marks for this species.
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Gunnison County