Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 855392

Bernardino Dotted-Blue
Euphilotes bernardino

Observation date: April 20, 2013
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Observed on hillside adjacent to trail. Landed mostly on buckwheat (Eriogonum sp.) or deerweed (Lotus scoparius). Hot day. Behr's metalmarks & Bramble hairstreaks also fluttering about same area.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 02, 2013
Coordinator notes: These can be hard to differentiate from the Dotted Blue (Euphilotes enoptes) which may occur there as well.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Ventura County