Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1270422

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: August 19, 2020
Submitted by: Reneerob17
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: August 31, 2020
Coordinator notes: Renee, this is a worn Purplish. Worn critters can be hard to ID with certainty. We do not have nivalis (I wish we did!) and so helloides is the only option.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico