Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1218411

Bernardino Dotted-Blue
Euphilotes bernardino

Observation date: July 20, 2019
Submitted by: ltlredwagon
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Warm day, low 80s. Saw half dozen or so of these (and Leptotes marina also I think) mud-puddling at the edge of Millard Creek, about 1/2 mile downstream from the Dawn Mine on the Dawn Mine trail. Abundant eriogonum in this area.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 21, 2019
Coordinator notes: Note the checkered forewings. This is not a Lupine Blue-Ken Davenport