Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1337086

Greenish Blue
Plebejus saepiolus

Observation date: July 25, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Upland immediately surrounding a sedge fen and just a few metres higher. Seldom used gravel logging road running through subalpine forests and clearcuts between the fen and Mount Sandberg. "Butterflies of British Columbia" says P. saepiolus can often be found "in old fields and the sides of old dirt roads, where the species utilizes introduced short, white clovers".
Status: Resident
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: April 15, 2023
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, British Columbia