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Butterflies of San Diego County

Butterflies found in San Diego County

Golden Hairstreak 1
Habrodais grunus grunus
Leda Ministreak 1
Ministrymon leda
Sarita Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita
Mallow Hairstreak
Strymon istapa clenchi
Common Gray Hairstreak 2
Strymon melinus pudica
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak 3
Satyrium tetra
Desert Sylvan Hairstreak 1
Satyrium sylvinus desertorum
Nut-brown Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum spadix
Bronzed Hairstreak 1
Satyrium saepium chalcis
Coastal Hedgerow Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium chlorophora
Loki Hairstreak
Callophrys loki
Thorne's Hairstreak 1
Callophrys loki thornei
Callophrys dumetorum perplexa 1
Western Brown Elfin 4
Callophrys augustinus iroides
Thicket Hairstreak 4
Callophrys spinetorum spinetorum
Western Pine Elfin 5
Callophrys eryphon eryphon
Nelson's Hairstreak 6
Callophrys gryneus nelsoni
Western Great Purple Hairstreak 7
Atlides halesus corcorani
Tailed Copper 1
Lycaena arota arota
Hermes Copper 8
Lycaena hermes
Great Copper 1
Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides
Gorgon Copper
Lycaena gorgon gorgon
Purplish Copper 9
Lycaena helloides
Small Blue 1
Philotiella speciosa speciosa
Smoky Arrowhead Blue 1
Glaucopsyche piasus umbrosa
Southern Silvery Blue 1
Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis
Sonora Blue 1
Philotes sonorensis sonorensis
Dammers' Blue 1
Euphilotes enoptes dammersi
San Bernardino Blue 1
Euphilotes bernardino bernardino
Western Pygmy Blue 10
Brephidium exilis exilis
Marine Blue 11
Leptotes marina
Western Tailed Blue 12
Cupido amyntula amyntula
Reakirt's Blue 13
Echinargus isola
Acmon Blue 1
Icaricia acmon
Hilda Blue
Icaricia saepiolus hilda
Clemence's Lupine Blue 14
Icaricia lupini monticola
Orange-margined Melissa Blue 1
Plebejus melissa paradoxa
Edwards' Blue 15
Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
Echo Azure 1
Celastrina echo echo

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