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Tharsalea arota

Synonyms: Polyommatus arota

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from New Mexico north and west to Oregon, south to southern California and Baja California. The average wingspan ranges from 30–35 mm. Each hindwing has a tail. The upper surface of the males is copper-brown with an iridescent purple sheen. The upperside of the females has an orange and dark brown pattern. The underside of both males and females is grey, with black spots on the forewings and a band of white crescents on the hindwings. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year. They feed on flower nectar.
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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0