Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1208206

King's Hairstreak
Satyrium kingi

Observation date: June 01, 2019
Submitted by: John Demko
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Butterfly was seen flying on the boundary between hardwood bottomland oak forest and long-leaf pine field. Summer Azure was only other butterfly in the vicinity due to high level of dragonfly activity.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: June 06, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, South Carolina, Aiken County

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