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Coppers, Hairstreaks  & Blues

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Photo of an American Copper butterfly

American

Copper 

Lycaena hypophlaeas

Close-up image of Gorgon Copper butterfly

Gorgon

Copper

Tharsalea gorgon

Mariposa Copper

Mariposa

Copper

Tharsalea mariposa

Photo of a Behr's Hairstreak butterfly

Behr's

Hairstreak

Satyrium behrii

Photo of a Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak butterfly

Mountain Mahogany

Hairstreak

Satyrium tetra

Photo of a Cedar Hairstreak butterfly

Cedar/Juniper

Hairstreak

Callophrys gryneus

Color photo of Hoary Elfin butterfly

Hoary

Elfin

Callophrys polios

Photo of an Arrowhead Blue butterfly

Arrowhead

Blue

Glaucopsyche piasus

Photo of a Pacific Dotted Blue butterfly

Pacific Dotted

Blue

Euphilotes enoptes

Eastern Tailed Blue

Eastern Tailed

Blue

Cupido comyntas

Acmon Blue

Acmon

Blue

Icaricia acmon

Close-up image of Sierra Nevada Blue butterfly

Sierra Nevada

Blue

Agriades podarce

Lustrous Copper

Lustrous

Copper

Lycaena cupreus

Ruddy Copper butterfly

Ruddy

Copper

Tharsalea rubidus

Golden Hairstreak

Golden

Hairstreak

Habrodais grunus

Close-up photo of adult California Hairstreak butterfly

California

Hairstreak

Satyrium californica

Close-up photo of adult Hedgerow Hairstreak butterfly

Hedgerow

Hairstreak

Satyrium saepium

Close up photo of adult Thicket Hairstreak butterfly

Thicket

Hairstreak

Callophrys spinetorum

Photo of a Western Pine Elfin butterfly

Western Pine

Elfin

Callophrys eryphon

Silvery Blue

Silvery

Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Photo of a Columbian Blue butterfly

Columbian

Blue

Euphilotes columbiae

Western Tailed Blue

Western Tailed

Blue

Cupido amyntula

Close-up image of Lupine Blue butterfly

Lupine

Blue

Icaricia lupini

Close-up image of Mormon Metalmark butterfly

Mormon

Metalmark

Apodemia mormo

Tailed Copper

Tailed

Copper

Tharsalea arota

Close-up image of Blue Copper butterfly

Blue

Copper

Tharsalea heteronea

Great Purple Hairstreak butterfly

Great Purple

Hairstreak

Atlides halesus

Cloes-up photo of adult Sylvan Hairstreak butterfly

Sylvan

Hairstreak

Satyrium sylvinus

Photo of a Western Green Hairstreak butterfly

Western Green

Hairstreak

Callophrys affinis

Photo of a Johnson's Hairstreak butterfly

Johnson's

Hairstreak

Callophrys johnsoni

Photo of a Gray Hairstreak butterfly

Gray

Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Close-up photo of live Summit Blue butterfly

Summit

Blue

Euphilotes glaucon

Photo of a Ancilla Blue butterfly

Ancilla

Blue

Euphilotes ancilla

Photo of a Greenish Blue butterfly

Greenish

Blue

Icaricia saepiolus

Close-up image of Northern Blue butterfly

Northern

Blue

Plebejus idas

Photo of an Edith's Copper butterfly

Edith's

Copper

Tharsalea editha​

Photo of a Purplish Copper butterfly

Purplish

Copper

Tharsalea helloides

Photo of a Sooty Hairstreak butterfly

Sooty

Hairstreak

Satyrium fuliginosa

Photo of adult Coral Hairstreak butterfly

Coral

Hairstreak

Satyrium titus

Bramble Hairstreak butterfly

Bramble

Hairstreak

Callophrys dumetorum

Photo of a Brown Elfin butterfly

Brown

Elfin

Callophrys augustinus

Photo of a Spring Azure butterfly

Echo

Azure

Celastrina echo

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Cascadia

Blue

Euphilotes heracleoides

Close-up photo of adult Leona's Blue butterfly

Leona's

Blue

Philotiella leona

Close-up image of Boisduval's Blue butterfly

Boisduval's

Blue

Icaricia icarioides

Photo of a Anna's Blue butterfly

Anna's

Blue

Plebejus anna

Close-up image of Great Copper butterfly

Great

Copper

Tharsalea xanthoides

Photo of a Lilac-bordered Copper butterfly

Lilac-bordered

Copper

Tharsalea nivalis

Half-moon Hairstreak

Half-moon

Hairstreak

Satyrium semiluna

Gold-hunter's Hairstreak

Gold-hunter's

Hairstreak

Satyrium auretorum

Sheridan's Hairstreak

Sheridan's

Hairstreak

Callophrys sheridanii

Moss's Elfin butterfly

Moss's

Elfin

Callophrys mossii

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Asher's 

Blue

Celastrina asheri

Photo of a Bauer's Blue butterfly

Bauer's

Blue

Euphilotes baueri

Photo of a Western Pygmy Blue butterfly

Western Pygmy

Blue

Brephidium exilis

Photo of a Shasta Blue butterfly

Shasta

Blue

Icaricia shasta

Photo of a Melissa's Blue butterfly

Melissa's

Blue

Plebejus melissa

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