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Unknown - Lycaena

Unknown - Lycaena
Santa Fe Ski Basin, Winsor Trail, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
July 25, 2022
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My guess is...
My guess is

Lycaena helloides - Purplish Copper - Hodges#4262

aka

Tharsalea helloides - Purplish Copper
.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Unknown?
Lilac-bordered Copper

 
Range
Dave, I don't like the range for this. But I agree they all look very similar. I think a lot of these IDs may continue to change with DNA and other research.

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