Euphilotes blues are frequently not identifiable from pictures, even with exact
locality and date information. Some areas may have simply one or two taxa from
this genus, with field identification relatively tractable, but others (like
Kern County) are far more interesting and perplexing.
Sawmill Road individuals
Sawmill Road (west of Lake Isabella), Kern County, CA, 5/30/2004.
Sawmill Road (west of Lake Isabella), Kern County, CA, 5/30/2004. Several miles further up the road from the previous individual.
Sawmill Road (west of Lake Isabella), Kern County, CA, 5/30/2004. Much higher up the road.
Bird Spring Pass individuals
These were seen along the road from the pass up towards the microwave towers to the south,
mostly associating with a large yellow buckwheat (umbellatum? nudum?)
Above Bird Spring Pass, Kern County, CA, 5/31/2004.
Above Bird Spring Pass, Kern County, CA, 5/31/2004.
Above Bird Spring Pass, Kern County, CA, 5/31/2004.
Above Bird Spring Pass, Kern County, CA, 5/31/2004.
This next individual was along the road back below the pass,
associating with a different buckwheat (fasciculatum?).
Below Bird Spring Pass, Kern County, CA, 5/31/2004.