Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 981930

Great Copper
Lycaena xanthoides

Observation date: June 15, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: warm dry day 72 at time of photo, clear sky, about 1230 on buckwheat we saw several of these and others. there was dock in are pine oak forest with meadows and chapparall
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 20, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County