Observation date: June 12, 2024
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: July 02, 2024
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID is correct...a female Boisduval's Blue. This blue should actually be known as the Lupine Blue because the only host it feeds on as immatures are Lupines...The "Lupine Blue" (P. lupini) is a misnomer. It only feeds on buckwheats (Eriogonum). The scientific name P. lupini we just have to live with but really needs to be emended to "alupini." Mike