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Photo#1372236
Unknown butterfly - Lycaena gorgon

Unknown butterfly - Lycaena gorgon
Cold Spring Trail, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
May 21, 2017
Size: 2~3cm
I thought at first this might be a Lupine Blue, but the topside of the wings is the wrong color

Found on Eriogonum fasciculatum flower at 9:45AM
N34.4979688, W119.6364725 elev: ~750m

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Unknown butterfly - Lycaena gorgon Unknown butterfly - Lycaena gorgon

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Lycaena gorgon

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