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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) » Plebejus » Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon)
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brown butterfly with orange - Plebejus acmon - female
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brown butterfly with orange - Plebejus acmon - Female
San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
August 21, 2009
Size: 1 inch
This butterfly, which may be a hairstreak of some kind, was on the plants on the beach next to the bluff on the central coast of California. Thanks for your help....Denise

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brown butterfly with orange - Plebejus acmon - female brown butterfly with orange - Plebejus acmon - female
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Contributed by nature4me on 22 August, 2009 - 8:10pm
Last updated 3 December, 2009 - 8:43pm

Definitely seems to match Acmon Blue best.
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 3 December, 2009 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 18 September, 2009 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

looks like
Acmon Blue - Plebejus acmon
… Bob Barber, 22 August, 2009 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

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