Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1238356

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: October 24, 2019
Submitted by: Nancy Asquith
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On coyote brush. 3 or 4 seen here. I hadn't known where to find species in SF South Bay until David Rawlinson found several here 6 days earlier.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 25, 2019
Coordinator notes: Nice! I saw about 60-80 today at Weldon in the Kern River Valley. That species peaks in numbers in late fall.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Santa Clara County

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