Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 939345

Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum

Observation date: July 29, 2012
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: while taking photo's of this weird butterfly, i realized that it was held by a spider. after a while of taking shots it felt threatened or lost it's grip dropping the butterfly hot clear day, calif state parks all features protected take only photo's leave only foot prints! watch out for the local land lord the golden lion. known as mt. lion. its there park.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: November 07, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County