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Photo#524991
Western Tailed-Blue - Cupido amyntula - male

Western Tailed-Blue - Cupido amyntula - Male
LaGrande, WA, Pierce County, Washington, USA
May 13, 2010
Size: ca. 1.5"
Observed in a muddy area of the trail.

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Western Tailed-Blue - Cupido amyntula - male Western Tailed-Blue - Cupido amyntula - male

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Thank you!
Thank you for the updated identification!

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Tailed Blue
There are a lot of blues out there but this looks like a Western Tailed Blue. I think I see a little orange spot near the HW margin

 
Different view
Ray, I don't think there's an orange spot. Here is a different view of the same two butterflies.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/524990

 
under
Yeah, but I was talking about the underside of the hindwing

 
Orange spot
Ah...yes, there is a TINY little spot! Does that confirm ID as a Western Tailed Blue?

 
maybe
If that was in the east, then yes. But there may be a few blues out in the west that may look like that. I'm not aware of any with only a single little orange spot though, most have a band of orange and some blue

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