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Brown Elfin

Callophrys augustinus

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45.4967, -76.0864

Field Notes

Description:

Plain grey-brown upperside in the male, slightly more orange in the female. The underside is sharply divided between a distinctive pale chestnut brown on the outer half and a dark brown on the basal half; there is a row of small black spots in the middle of the lighter area.

Habitat:

Pine woods.

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PublishedApril 29, 2017

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