Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1331250

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: July 05, 2022
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: February 11, 2023
Coordinator notes: Certainly a female Purplish Copper...and may be an intergrade between helloides and florus since it is very worn at this relatively early part of the growing season in Colorado...but at a lower intermountain location. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Jackson County