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Small Blue Butterfly
Copyright © 2021 Craig Morgan

Small Blue Butterfly
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, USA
May 27, 2021
Trabuco Creek north of Oso Pkwy

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Small Blue Butterfly Small Blue Butterfly
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Contributed by Craig Morgan on 30 May, 2021 - 9:02am
Last updated 20 June, 2021 - 4:43pm

Moved for further review by a western Lepidopterist
Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 20 June, 2021 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID.
This is not an ID. But try looking at the Taxonomy, Info and Image tabs HERE. If it is this group,
then get with someone and find out about local flight times and buckwheat hostplants.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 31 May, 2021 - 6:29am login or register to post comments

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