Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1248739

Acmon Blue
Plebejus acmon

Observation date: May 17, 2020
Submitted by: MAKI
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Did not see it on any buckwheat. Area had mix of oak trees, chaparral, and non-native annual grasses. The ceanothus was in full bloom.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 17, 2020
Coordinator notes: Not having a specific locality makes this problematic. Most of the time, blues that look like yours are acmon, orange up the forewing even, which happens in the Lupine Blue complex too.-Ken Davenport