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Geranium Bronze

Hipparchia alcyone

Photo by Matthijs
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Very small butterfly -+10mm (Hipparchia alcyone?)

Species ID Suggestions

Geranium Bronze

Cacyreus marshalli

Comments (2)

Hipparchia alcyone is a Nymphalidae, Satyrinae or Satyr/Augenfalter. Marshalli is a Lycaenidae/Hairstreak. You can see the little tail in this typical "Marshall pose".
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2011

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