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  Sighting 1379989

Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula

Observation date: May 19, 2024
Submitted by: topper72
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Clear, slight breeze, temp in lower 60s F. A couple seen around blooming Lathyrus lanszwertii. This female has faint orange lanules along the VFW margin, the first I've observed in this species.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 20, 2024
Coordinator notes: Topper, I agree this is a little on the orange side for western, but the other characters (elevation, FW apex angle) are consistent with western. Usually the orange is minimal, but I have occasionally seen westerns with even more orange, so we just have to accept that it is a somewhat variable character.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Los Alamos County

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