Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 727378

Sierra Nevada Blue
Plebejus podarce

Observation date: July 05, 2012
Submitted by: eal79
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 18, 2012
Coordinator notes: Heather Blues (Plebejus cassiope) should be in that region on White Heather growing on rock ground by seeps. They are very similar, just recognized as a seperate species in 1998.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Tulare County