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Strymon melinus? - Strymon melinus
Copyright © 2005 Chuck Entz

Strymon melinus? - Strymon melinus
Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 3, 2003
Size: 1/2-1 inch
On wild buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) in my front yard.
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 18 September, 2005 - 1:32am
Last updated 15 January, 2007 - 3:15pm

Strymon melinus
That would be my best guess.
… Christopher C Wirth, 18 September, 2005 - 8:39am

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