Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1297672

Sylvan Hairstreak
Satyrium sylvinus

Observation date: June 29, 2021
Submitted by: glennfine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Nectaring on showy milkweed near willows with a California Hairstreak shown together in photo 2. Also, I looked more carefully at Sighting Record 1297270 and changed my suggested ID and notes - Satyrium californica not sylvinus.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 30, 2021
Coordinator notes: This would be subspecies nootka and replaces my early record for nootka, actually only because no one knows what they are to subspecies-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County