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Erynnis afranius
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Erynnis afranius
Monrovia Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
March 25, 2007
After reading dscriptions, and looking at multiple images, I'm comfortable with afranius; E. propertius is similar but has larger hyaline spots on the FW.
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 29 March, 2007 - 1:16pm

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