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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Blues (Polyommatinae) » Plebejus » lupini/acmon in CA and OR (Plebejus lupini/acmon in CA and OR)
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Purplish Copper ? - Plebejus - female
Copyright © 2010 Beth Sands

Purplish Copper ? - Plebejus - Female
Livermore , Altamont creek, Alameda County, California, USA
July 12, 2010
This is a small butterfly which I found on a Dandelion . At first it was rubbing the back of it's wings together like a Gray Hairstreak but it had no fancy tail . Thanks for any comments , these little fellows are tricky beautiful and there are so many different kinds that look similar , sincerely Beth

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Contributed by Beth Sands on 13 July, 2010 - 7:26am
Last updated 4 July, 2012 - 9:51am

Moved
Moved from Plebejus.
… john and jane balaban, 4 July, 2012 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 25 September, 2010 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 27 July, 2010 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

It is a female blue,
and she looks to be Plebejus acmon, or perhaps P. lupini. I'm not comfortable with making the distinction (they are very hard to tell apart, and there is a chance that perhaps they are not even really different; or, that there are even more than just the two).
… David J. Ferguson, 13 July, 2010 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

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