Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1314305

Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides

Observation date: June 14, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 14, 2021
Coordinator notes: Based on your upperside only photo and where you put the location, I will guess a Purplish Copper, but Lycaena nivalis bichroma occurs nearby in higher montane settings there.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County