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    • Blues, Hairstreaks and Coppers
    • Gossamer-winged Butterflies
    • Gossamer-wing Butterflies
  • Scientific names
    • Lycaenidae

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Recent observations

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Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2013 05:17 PM PDT

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Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon

Observer

robberfly

Date

May 23, 2013 01:43 PM PDT

Description

Female

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Western Tailed-blue Everes amyntula

Observer

snakeinmypocket

Date

May 23, 2013 09:13 AM PDT

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What

Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Observer

snakeinmypocket

Date

May 23, 2013 08:56 AM PDT

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Bernardino Dotted-Blue Euphilotes bernardino

Observer

snakeinmypocket

Date

May 23, 2013 09:16 AM PDT

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Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae

Observer

finatic

Date

May 21, 2013 02:50 PM PDT

Description

Acmon/Lupine Blue

San Diego County, California, US

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What

Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae

Observer

finatic

Date

May 19, 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Description

Acmon/Lupine Blue

San Diego County, California, US

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2013 04:43 PM PDT

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2013 04:40 PM PDT

Description

Getting some moisture at a spring.

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2013 04:25 PM PDT

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What

Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae

Observer

musicwolf

Date

May 22, 2013

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Observer

microm

Date

May 22, 2013

Description

Butterfly #6

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Description from Wikipedia

The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 40% of the known butterfly species.

No range data available.