Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1365242

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: July 21, 2023
Submitted by: Jon Kindschy
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: September 03, 2023
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID (and common name is correct...species should actually be L. florus but is not included on the BAMONA list to select. Subspecies in the mountains of southern Colorado is sangremar...it averages more red-orange lunules on the upper hindwings (looks like three I can see in your photo) than the populations in the mountains northward and beyond our borders. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Gunnison County