Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1391782

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon istapa

Observation date: August 17, 2024
Submitted by: Zencoyote
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Perhaps dozens of individuals found nectaring in the Heliotrope, along with other flyers, on the east side of Penasquitos creek in a grassy meadow area. Weather warm, clear but humid, barely breezy.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 22, 2024
Coordinator notes: That must have been a sight....that species has only reached the southern Sierra Nevada in Kern County 4 times!-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County