Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1325784

Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum

Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In Malibu Creek State Park on California Buckwheat flowers in Coast Live Oak Woodland area not burned by Woolsey Fire. Sunny day in the 70’s F. Note it was brown in flight not reddish brown. If Satyrium Auretorum, should be the Santa Monica Mountains ssp. Fumosum.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Coordinator notes: Nice record, the first one of those in that subspecies range in several years. That may go in the Season Summary.-Ken Davenport