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Blue Butterfly - Marin County - Celastrina echo
Copyright © 2017 Nevin Cullen

Blue Butterfly - Marin County - Celastrina echo
Fairfax - Pine Mountain, Marin County, California, USA
March 12, 2017
Size: ~1.5cm long
The locale is largely serpentine chaparral, dominated by Manzanita and Chamise.
Contributed by Nevin Cullen on 12 March, 2017 - 7:49pm
Last updated 13 March, 2017 - 9:45am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 13 March, 2017 - 9:45am

I suppose it's a Pacific Azure:
… John S. Ascher, 12 March, 2017 - 7:53pm

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