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Eastern tailed-blue

Cupido comyntas texana

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Seen outdoors in Salento, the coffee region of Colombia

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tailed Blue

Cupido comyntas

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Comments (2)
bayucca
I have seen some records from Colombia, however, one I IDed already myself. Unfortunately I can't give a link with a Colombian evidence. I am working on it. But it must be Cupido comyntas, since this is the only one I know with 2 orange lunules (little bows). The right one is a really huge female.

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