Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1378396

Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius

Observation date: April 24, 2024
Submitted by: glennfine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flying around manzanita near a wooded creek, small
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: April 26, 2024
Coordinator notes: I agree and this does look like subspecies borealis, which would be the first reports for California, I call those on Mt. Ashland in Oregon borealis as well, though Andrew Warren hesitated to call them borealis in the Siskiyou Mts.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County