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unknown butterfly - Satyrium saepium
Copyright © 2012 Gary McDonald

unknown butterfly - Satyrium saepium

Willow Springs, San Benito County, California, USA
July 13, 2012
Size: ~3cm wingspan.
Found on Asclepias fascicularis growing around a spring on our property. I never got a good look at the upper wing surface of this guy.
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 15 July, 2012 - 6:41pm
Last updated 31 July, 2012 - 1:56am

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… David J. Ferguson, 31 July, 2012 - 1:56am login or register to post comments

looks to me like a faded Hedgerow Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium.
… David J. Ferguson, 15 July, 2012 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

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