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Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota
Copyright © 2008 Bruce Marlin

Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota
Deep Creek, near Dotsero, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: 20mm
Found at 6500 feet elevation.
Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 21 September, 2008 - 1:46pm
Last updated 3 October, 2008 - 8:29am

Stunner
Can't ask for a better shot than that. Tailed Copper. Apparently found at higher elevations in late summer there.
… Herschel Raney, 21 September, 2008 - 3:15pm

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