ssp. smithi, "Smith's" Dotted Blue (endangered)
Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve, Monterey County, CA, 6/7/2003. A very early date! Seen
here on the host plant, Eriogonum parvifolium.
Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve, Monterey County, CA, 6/7/2003. Same (early) date as the
first photo, yet extremely worn.