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  Sighting 1313762

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Observation date: September 06, 2021
Submitted by: Joshua C
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Cute little hairstreak hilltopping on the south canyon wall. Can you tell what plant it's on from these photos? A buckwheat of some kind?
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: October 07, 2021
Coordinator notes: the plant is one of the wild buckwheats (Eriogonum spp.), but I can't tell which one . . .
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Bernalillo County

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