echo azure

Celastrina echo

Member of holarctic azures (genus Celastrina)
typical blues (tribe Polyommatini)
blues (subfamily Polyommatinae)
gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae)
butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)
butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

iNaturalist lists only ssp. echo in the bay area, but not only is there no information about how to distinguish the supposed subspecies, BugGuide doesn't even know how to distinguish it from a look-alike eastern species.

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Chris’s observations: 8 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Russian Ridge OSP: 2
• Calero CP
• Coyote Valley OSP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Henry Coe SP
• Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area

Months:

• Jan.: 2
• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 1
• May: 0
• Jun.: 3

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist