Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Acmon Blue
Plebejus acmon

Observation date: July 23, 2020
Submitted by: Rozelle Wright
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny with many large clouds. Mid 70s.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 27, 2020
Coordinator notes: Rozelle, I see you read my blog! that top photo is awesome - a male for sure, but I have no idea which species. the nectar plants give no clues either. I'm calling it Acmon, as I always have. We'll change it later if we need to.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Los Alamos County