Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1350884

Ruddy Copper
Lycaena rubidus

Observation date: August 10, 2022
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: A first for me in Boulder County, although they are now know expected at this elevation. A male visiting yarrow and asters.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: February 25, 2023
Coordinator notes: Probably most commonly encountered in the mid-upper elevation mountains...use to be a great population in Cherry Creek in southeast Denver...I found when I was a kid and if you look, they are not terribly uncommon on the plains too. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Boulder County