Observation date: November 24, 2013
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: very cold night was 38, with heavy dew, day high 62 this photo was about 1100 hrs mostly cloudy. only queens and pygmy blues bee's and wasps flying very cool. Diane found this very small butterfly on alkali golden bush tucked in to lower part of bush like a leaf. we took a few photo's then it flew a short distance to this tree. think its is a mesquite? and roosted for a while. looks like a summer form leda mini streak. we also saw great purple hairstreak female in mistletoe. second time i startled this mini streak it flew high in tree where i could not pester it anymore. also saw winter form. lots of honey mesquite, screwbean, cat claw and other hardwoods. two days earlier there was heavy rain in borrego desert but very scattered two miles down the road at ague calliente park, rain gauge collected 1.2 inches vallecito had a few small puddles but probably got less than half inch. this photo was vallecito stage campground south western borrego state park, part of colorado low desert.. s-2 hwy
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: November 26, 2013
Coordinator notes: Very LATE flight record for California
