Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1139450

Tailed Copper
Lycaena arota

Observation date: September 01, 2017
Submitted by: abwest
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Difficult to photograph due to shady location and frequent movement to feed. But appears to be fairly infrequently seen, so submitting these pictures even though the quality is pretty poor.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 12, 2017
Coordinator notes: This would be the nominate subspecies-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Mariposa County, United States, California