Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 988353

Dorcas Copper
Lycaena dorcas

Observation date: July 10, 2014
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Notice the proboscis. What is it finding on a spruce?
Status: Resident
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: July 12, 2014
Coordinator notes: could be some aphids expelling some sweet fluid on the tree. Or maybe some bird dropping residue.
Checklist region(s): United States, Minnesota, St. Louis County