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Scarce Copper Butterfly

Lycaena virgaureae

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Steep scrub-covered Mountainside about 6,000'.

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Lycaena virgaureae

Species ID Suggestions

Scarce Copper

Lycaena virgaureae

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DanielePralong
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Comments (2)
The MnMs
You found many nice things in "la sierra", Malcom :-)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks for the ID Daniele, I thought it might be but the two spots on the wings of mine didn't show on the pics I looked at earlier.

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PublishedAugust 16, 2013

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