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  Sighting 1186585

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: September 09, 2018
Submitted by: Lisahug
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: along riparian corridor. temp in 70s. passed this section of trail half hour earlier with no Purplish Coppers detected. 2 or 3 here on return. all females. on lepidium sp.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 09, 2018
Coordinator notes: This is a male-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Sonoma County, United States, California

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