Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1336556

Lupine Blue
Plebejus lupini

Observation date: July 25, 2022
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Along Grizzly Creek trail, mix of pine and cedar forest and small open meadows. Lots of wildflowers in bloom. elevation approximately 6,000' amsl. Not sure of I.D. as I didn't see any iridescent blue spots, the fringe was not checkered.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 31, 2022
Coordinator notes: This appears more like a lupini to my eyes, bolder block spots and stronger HW aurora. Both this and acmon are in that area so if I am wrong no distribution data harm is done. Those lupini on Mt. Shasta are an unnamed subspecies-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County