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  Sighting 1145849

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: October 08, 2017
Submitted by: Austin H.
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In between lakeshore and sparsely wooded habitat
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: December 27, 2017
Coordinator notes: Your ID of the Purplish Copper is correct. This is a female. Males lack the orange on the upperside. Mike
Checklist region(s): Larimer County, United States, Colorado

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