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Very small butterfly - Brephidium exile - female
Copyright © 2009 Dan Fitzgibbons

Very small butterfly - Brephidium exile - Female
Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA
May 14, 2009
Size: 1/2"
This exquisite little creature was found near the artificial, brackish, Shoreline Lake in Mountain View. I almost mistook this butterfly for one of the many syrphids that fly around that area. It was so small and agile in flight that it took a close look to see it was a butterfly. Any species and gender ID help would be most welcome.

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Very small butterfly - Brephidium exile - female Very small butterfly - Brephidium exile - female
Contributed by mammynun on 16 May, 2009 - 12:53am
Last updated 23 January, 2014 - 12:36am

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