Observation date: April 18, 2026
Submitted by: Flagstaff123
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Roughly 79 or 80 degrees Fahrenheit at time of sighting, sunny. Butterfly seen flying around in an open field. Did not see any lupinus sp. growing nearby. Milkvetches were present in area at the time.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: April 19, 2026
Coordinator notes: This is the more likely find around Lake Castaic, but be aware the host plant of Icaricia monticola (not really a Lupine Blue id Eriogonum fasciculatum--Ken Davenport
