Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1292916

Edith's Copper
Lycaena editha

Observation date: May 31, 2021
Submitted by: glennfine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: A male perched on pussy paws
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 04, 2021
Coordinator notes: This is the earliest record in season for this species in California, breaking my record by about 9 or 10 days. Again this broke my previous record. Keep doing this and you'll be famous and people will ask you how to pronounce latin scientific names!-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County