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  Sighting 907662

Echo Azure
Celastrina echo

Observation date: June 30, 2013
Submitted by: J Tinsman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny and warm at 7,000+ feet in elevation. Temperature in the mid- to upper 80s. This individual was cleaner, not as gray as other Celastrina echo I've observed at this location.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 01, 2013
Coordinator notes: This azure in Nevada may not really belong to echo. Clark County, Nevada azures are subspecies cinerea, which may actually be a distinct species. These have yet to be studied.
Checklist region(s): United States, Nevada, Clark County