Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1278407

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: August 08, 2020
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: A worn male. L. arota outnumbered these by about 10:1. What Scott proposes to call Lycaena florus sangremar.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: November 22, 2020
Coordinator notes: Based on the number of orange lunules on the hindwings, it look most like a sangremar male. Helloides has a more complete series of marginal lunules. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado