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Purplish Copper? - Lycaena
Copyright © 2020 Kerry Pfaltzgraff

Purplish Copper? - Lycaena
Potomac, Missoula County, Montana, USA
August 27, 2020

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Contributed by Kerry Pfaltzgraff on 11 September, 2020 - 4:13pm
Last updated 17 September, 2020 - 1:24pm

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… Roy Cohutta Brown, 17 September, 2020 - 2:29am login or register to post comments

purplish copper
After more studying I am thinking maybe female Ruddy Copper?
… Kerry Pfaltzgraff, 12 September, 2020 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Well...
I feel your pain. I am still learning these western coppers, and it has not sunk in quite yet. I am going to have to leave this at Genus for someone else's help.

Also, try to always comment under the first photo in your group of pics. BG convention.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 17 September, 2020 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

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