Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1181022

Shasta Blue
Plebejus shasta

Observation date: August 08, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Hot day on very rock Poor soil area flat in high country well above timberline
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 20, 2018
Coordinator notes: It is not an Arrowhead Blue, even though it has "arrowheads"...the pattern is wrong and this appears to be small, like shasta-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Mono County, United States, California