Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

  Sighting 1423469

Buckwheat blue species
Euphilotes sp.

Observation date: May 24, 2026
Submitted by: lewismagpie
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny day. On wet mud in driveway. Kept coming back even when I got close for photographs.
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Coordinator notes: Either columbiae or cascadia. Without associated buckwheats, lone males in mud are notoriously hard to ID. This one seems to be in between the typical phenotypes as well.
Checklist region(s): United States, Washington, Okanogan County