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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Blues (Polyommatinae) » Cupido » Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
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blue butterfly - Cupido amyntula
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blue butterfly - Cupido amyntula
Piedras Blancas, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
July 25, 2009
Size: 1 inch
Is it a smith's blue ?
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Contributed by nature4me on 25 July, 2009 - 6:34pm
Last updated 14 August, 2009 - 7:40pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jason Forbes, 14 August, 2009 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Cupido sp.
looks like amyntula


I don't know if Cupido comyntas can be ruled out however.
… William Edwards, 25 July, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I second
Cupido amyntula - Western Tailed-Blue
… Bob Barber, 25 July, 2009 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

 
western-tailed blue
Thanks a bunch for your help....Denise
… nature4me, 25 July, 2009 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

I can't find Smith's Blue...
...in Butterflies through Binoculars The West or at butterfliesandmoths.org. (The latter lists 13 blues for your county.) That said, this one might be easier to ID that it first seems, since it's tailed. OTHO, the tails might indicate a hairstreak.

Right off the bat, I don't recognize this one, but someone else here might. Good luck!
… Ron Hemberger, 25 July, 2009 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

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