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  Sighting 1426055

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Observation date: June 20, 2026
Submitted by: jkarthei
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 29, 2026
Coordinator notes: This is a female, I note the tails (like hairstreaks on both hindwings).....so I'm calling it an Eastern Tailed Blue-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Missouri, Morgan County

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