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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)
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One of the Blue BF - male
Copyright © 2006 Robert L. Pearson

One of the Blue BF - Male
Skull Valley, AZ, USA (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
October 9, 2006
Found dead in water pan. Is this at all identifible?
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 27 January, 2007 - 3:43pm
Last updated 4 December, 2009 - 12:52am

I'm finally looking through
the unidentified Blues. This would be easy to identify if the underside where shown. However, from the top side, it's more difficult. I'd say it's almost certainly Celastrina echo, because the other likely candidates that low in elevations should show at least a trace of markings along the edge of the wings. Most likely alternate would be Hemiargus (or Echinargus) isola, but the dark spot near the margin of the hind wing usually shows through from below in that one.
… David J. Ferguson, 4 December, 2009 - 12:50am login or register to post comments

 
if the underside where shown
Thanks for the try David.
This was pretty fragile and I didn't try to reassemble it with the underside exposed.
… Robert L. Pearson, 4 December, 2009 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Gossamer Winged Butterflies.
… Nick Block, 25 November, 2008 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
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