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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) » Coppers (Lycaeninae) » Lycaena » Mariposa Copper - Hodges#4264 (Lycaena mariposa)
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Brown Butterfly - Lycaena mariposa
Copyright © 2013 Pat Cassidy

Brown Butterfly - Lycaena mariposa
Umatilla National Forest, 4900 feet ele. South of Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
July 25, 2013
Size: body about 12mm
Feeding on clover
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Contributed by Pat Cassidy on 26 July, 2013 - 10:50am
Last updated 5 August, 2013 - 11:58pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2013 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2013 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

Looks like one of the Copper butterfles
I am not familiar with western Coppers but it is interesting to note that several species have rather drab brown dorsal view males. Maybe Mariposa copper which exist at high elevations but even the apparently rare Edith's copper is possible.
… Cliff Ivy, 26 July, 2013 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

 
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I agree with Mariposa Copper.
… Mike Hofmann, 5 August, 2013 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

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