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Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota - female
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Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota - Female
White Pines Lake, near Arnold, Calaveras County, California, USA
August 26, 2021
Size: 1/2 inch +/-
Observed this female Tailed Copper while walking on the east side of White Pines Lake. The tails on this species is very prominent
Contributed by davedlj on 29 August, 2021 - 12:06pm
Last updated 29 August, 2021 - 2:42pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 29 August, 2021 - 2:42pm

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