Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1388866

Western Square-dotted Blue
Euphilotes battoides

Observation date: July 16, 2024
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Lots (20-30?) of these easily seen on the host Eriogonum parvifolium
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 31, 2024
Coordinator notes: This is actually a newly recognized species level butterfly, based on the work of Gordon Pratt, John mmel, Paul Opler and others. I elevated it to species based on their work, in my updated version of the Butterflies of Southern California which is available for free download at the Colorado State Museum, Gillette series, website-Ken Davenport