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Lycaena gorgon
This small Copper, about 1.5 cm long, was settling down for the night and let me take it's picture. It never opened it's wings, however the upper side is an overall coppery orange in males and coppery orange with dark spots in females (see references for pictures). The underside and body were a very pale blue-white. Family Lycaenidae. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Lycaen...
Along a fire trail at the edge of Los Padres National Forest above Santa Barbara.
Spotted on May 29, 2014
Submitted on Jun 25, 2014
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