Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1381961

Echo Azure
Celastrina echo

Observation date: June 08, 2024
Submitted by: glennfine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Ovipositing on Ribes, near a stream at 6,225'. Mix conifer and wet meadow with lots of pitcher plant. Last photo is habitat. Subspecies?
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 08, 2024
Coordinator notes: Yes, this is certainly not a normal echo but nothing else has been said about an atypical azure in your area...it may deserve a name if this is a usual phenotype.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County