Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1367558

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: August 03, 2023
Submitted by: Seth Mueller
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Cool to see these up in big bear. Seems like a predominant colony, pretty isolated.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 07, 2023
Coordinator notes: I even took one of these in the California White Mountains above the tree line!-Ken Davenport