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Lycaena arota
This is the only "copper" butterfly with "tails."
This specimen was found at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Native habitat there is mixed coniferous and oak forest.
Males are actually the more "drab" of the two genders.
Spotted on Jul 9, 2011
Submitted on Dec 31, 2012
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