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Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota

Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota
White Pines Lake, near Arnold, Calaveras County, California, USA
July 15, 2020
Size: 1/2 inch +/-
I was walking in a lush area west of the ball diamond and next to San Antonio Creek that feeds White Pines Lake. I observed this butterfly land into a moist area and it wasn't until I began to photo-edit the image that I realized that it was a butterfly I was not familiar with. After researching Jeffrey Glassberg's West guide, I determined that it was a Tailed Copper, a lifer, for me.

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