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Arctic? - Oeneis chryxus
Copyright © 2010 Heidi Eaton

Arctic? - Oeneis chryxus
Emerald Valley, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
June 28, 2010
Not the best angle, I know, but we're trying to ID all butterflies seen on our Audubon Society field trip today. I think this is a Chryxus Arctic.
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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 28 June, 2010 - 10:03pm
Last updated 25 September, 2010 - 7:14pm

Moved
Moved from Chryxus Arctic.
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… Heidi Eaton, 29 June, 2010 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

bad angle
Angle is bad but it looks like one. The Chryxus tend to be yellow above like this and the HW marking is right
… Ray Simpson, 28 June, 2010 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

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