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Small Butterfly - Asterocampa leilia - male
Copyright © 2008 Ray Lemke

Small Butterfly - Asterocampa leilia - Male
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 10, 2008
Size: About one inch
Rather small butterfly. ID please?
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Contributed by Ray Lemke on 17 April, 2008 - 11:52pm
Last updated 1 October, 2009 - 2:29pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… David J. Ferguson, 23 November, 2008 - 5:04am login or register to post comments

Empress Leilia
Looks like it might be an Empress Leilia - Asterocampa leilia. Especially since Southeastern Arizona is in it's range.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 18 April, 2008 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

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