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Lycaenid from Logan UT - Lycaena rubida
Copyright © 2012 Andrew Durso

Lycaenid from Logan UT - Lycaena rubida

Dry Canyon, Logan UT, Cache County, Utah, USA
June 12, 2012
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Contributed by Andrew Durso on 23 June, 2012 - 4:31pm
Last updated 2 September, 2013 - 12:35pm

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Moved
Moved from Lycaena.
… David J. Ferguson, 16 September, 2012 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

ID
Based on my Utah experience I'd call this Lycaena helloides, but Lycaena nivalis can't be ruled out. Rubida would be much more reddish and hyllus doesn't occur near Logan. Its a male.
… Mike Hofmann, 3 July, 2012 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bill Reynolds, 28 June, 2012 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

Best guess = Ruddy Copper (?)
These can be difficult.



How are you Andrew?
… Bill Reynolds, 28 June, 2012 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

 
Doing well. Thanks for the he
Doing well. Thanks for the help!
… Andrew Durso, 28 June, 2012 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
I might be wrong on this one!
These are often geographically variable.
The Ruddy Copper ssp. ferrisi


It also looks a bit like the more eastern Lycaena hyllus (Bronze Copper)
… Bill Reynolds, 28 June, 2012 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

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