Qhov no nws yog ib tug qub duab kuv, yog li no tsis zoo meej. Yog hais tias koj tau qhia kuv no npauj npaim rau hom koj tau ntau tes. Yog hais tias koj paub lub subspecies, Kuv mam li xa tuaj rau koj ib pob tshiab uas #3 tus hlau stainless pins! Hint xwb: Nws yog los ntawm tus thaj teb chaws USA.
I’ll bite, though I am far from a butterfly person.
Plebejus icarioides
Subspp … buchholzi??
Tsis yog!
Maybe for more of a hint, the subspecies name is derived from a state park.
Yeesh, the things I do…
moroensis
After this, I’m just copying down all of them 🙂
Hahaha well good guess, but you’re off on genus and species. I guess I made challenge #1 a bit too tricky.
Nah, you probably just need to attract lepidopterists as readers – not IPM specialists!
It’s Philotiella speciosa. Don’t know the sub…
High-five to James, who got the genus and species correct. This is subspecies purisima – or the Lompoc Blue. It is only found in and around the vicinity of La Purissima State Park in Lompoc, CA. I am one of the few to photograph this species in the wild – but at the time I had rudimentary equipment. Ces kuv hais hom kab mob Jim Brock tib site qhov twg nws yuav ib co dluab stunning ntawm no npauj npaim:
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Lycaenidae/Philotiella_speciosa_purisima_M_Purisima_Hills_N_of_Lompoc_Santa_Barbara_Co_CA_USA_27-IV-09_1_i.htm