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Lycanidae 6.19.09 01 - Euphilotes glaucon - female
Copyright © 2009 Karl Volkman

Lycanidae 6.19.09 01 - Euphilotes glaucon - Female
Mountain side near Resner Canyon, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
June 19, 2009
A small and very sluggish lycanid found in the tall grass in the morning.
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 8 August, 2009 - 12:07am
Last updated 1 October, 2009 - 5:42pm

It is a female Buckwheat Blue
or genus Euphilotes. It appears to be representive of the Cascades version (well close to Cascades) of E. glaucon. Compare with these Butterflies of America.

There are a lot of names being given to local populations belonging to this genus lately, particularly near the Pacific Coast, and it is a very confusing situation right now. So, this is probably correct, but could change, and might be wrong.

Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 1 October, 2009 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. I think butterfly people are more likely to check here.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 August, 2009 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

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