Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1403726

Pacific Dotted-Blue
Euphilotes enoptes

Observation date: June 08, 2025
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: We observed dudleya the host plant & it was nectaring on California Buckwheat. We observed 27 throughout the day here in Mal Paso Canyon (restricted area) near Point Lobos where we joined the locals for the Monterey County Butterfly Count. They called them Smith's Blue.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 15, 2025
Coordinator notes: And I thought these were going to be hard! Nope!-Ken Davenport Euphilotes enoptes was common last friday in the Kern County Greenhorn Mountains, but they are not smithi
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Monterey County