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Strymon melinus
Upperside blue-gray with large red spot near tail. Underside of spring/fall form is dark gray, summer form is paler gray. Relatively straight postmedian line is white, bordered with orange on the inside edge.
Many habitats. Common in disturbed weedy sites. Many larval host plants.
Spotted on Aug 13, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2013
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Please add this lovely spotting to my mission Moths and Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/3073...
Thanks!