Tailed Copper

Tharsalea arota

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Lycaena arota, the tailed copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from New Mexico north and west to Oregon, south to southern California and Baja California, Mexico. The average wingspan ranges from 30–35 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 570

Sources and credits

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