Observation date: July 05, 2026
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sage brush sooty hairstreak and California hairstreak do not spread their wings to warm. Also they tend to not be flushed away as easily. When nervous about how close I get when they are thinking of fleeing they will rub thier wings together. If I back off then they calm down. Once the blues were warm they were flying around a lot. The hairstreaks were not.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 14, 2026
Coordinator notes: Two of these are really Satyrium semiluna not yet accepted by Bamona. The middle photo looks like a Boisduval's Blue-K Added note: Your Lycaena gorgon record may be only the 2nd locality for it in Mono County-Ken Davenport
