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Eastern Tailed-Blue - Hodges#4361 (Cupido comyntas)
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BombayHookBirder
Eastern Tailed-Blue -
Cupido comyntas
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New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
July 9, 2015
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Contributed by
BombayHookBirder
on 9 July, 2015 - 5:19pm
Last updated 4 August, 2015 - 2:28pm
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BombayHookBirder
, 9 July, 2015 - 6:26pm
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ID for Butterfly
Cupido comyntas Eastern tailed-blue (female). The blue coloration, tails and placement of the orange spots on the hind-wing are key characteristics. The darker coloration of the upper wings is a characteristic of the female; males have lighter blue coloration.
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Henry Kindervatter
, 9 July, 2015 - 5:36pm
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Thank you for the ID! Looks l
Thank you for the ID! Looks like the other specimen I posted was a male of the same species.
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BombayHookBirder
, 9 July, 2015 - 6:26pm
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