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Nelson's hairstreak

Callophrys gryneus nelsoni

Photo by KarenSaxton
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41.1195, -120.924

Field Notes

Description:

Third in my series of hairstreaks for this trip, I'm assuming I have two species, but might only have one with regional variations

Habitat:

high desert sage and pine Hoard's gulch campground, which to my knowledge hasn't had water since 2013, but is a great bird and butterfly watching location

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KarenSaxton
Thanks for the lead. I'm seeing the Juniper but not cedar
gratography
The Callophrys gryneus has a few different versions. One popular, the Juniper has green tint on the wings. The Cedar tends to have purple. That looks like the Nelson's Cedar Hairstreak. https://greennature.com/california-butterflies/
maplemoth662
Four, very pretty photos, of a very pretty butterfly....

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