First record of this species in Manitoba. Found by breaking open sticks in an area with a large leptothorax population

Nest in sandy soil at edge of small vertical bank. Same nest as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181655062

Lifer! Grey-brown above in flight. A stronger flier than a blue, more like a Blue Copper (or a little reminiscent of a Brown Elfin).

https://www.e-butterfly.org/ebapp/en/checklists/view/126053

Observed on the beach at the Cotton Wood Day Area in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park

The ants.

Queen Formica swept from Solidago canadensis, Aster and Daucus carota in an urban field. @jglasier @arman_