Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1284851

Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula

Observation date: May 04, 2017
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: April 09, 2021
Coordinator notes: Western-tailed Blue in all of the mountains in Colorado...this male taking minerals from wet sand...the Eastern is found in eastern Colorado but is not very common. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Eagle County