Gossamer Wings and Metalmarks
Tailed Copper (
Lycaena arota
)
Tailed Copper (
Lycaena arota
)
Bronze Copper (female) (
Lycaena hyllus
)
Bronze Copper (male) (
Lycaena hyllus
)
Ruddy Copper (
Lycaena rubidus
)
Purplish Copper (female) (
Lycaena helloides
)
Purplish Copper (male) (
Lycaena helloides
)
Mariposa Copper (
Lycaena mariposa
)
Golden Hairstreak (
Habrodais grunus
)
Golden Hairstreak (
Habrodais grunus
)
Great Purple Hairstreak (
Atlides halesus
)
Marius Hairstreak (
Rekoa marius
)
Marius Hairstreak (
Rekoa marius
)
Silver-banded Hairstreak (
Chlorostrymon simaethis
)
Soapberry Hairstreak (
Phaeostrymon simaethis
)
California Hairstreak (
Satyrium californica
)
Sylvan Hairstreak (
Satyrium sylvinus
)
Banded Hairstreak (
Satyrium calanus
)
Gold-hunter's Hairstreak (
Satyrium auretorum
)
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak (
Satyrium tetra
)
Hedgerow Hairstreak (
Satyrium saepium
)
Brown Elfin (
Callophrys augustinus
)
Hoary Elfin (
Callophrys polios
)
Henry's Elfin
Eastern Pine Elfin (
Callophrys niphon
)
Western Pine Elfin (
Callophrys eryphon
)
Thicket Hairstreak (
Callophrys spinetorum
)
'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak (
Callophrys gryneus siva
)
'Olive' Juniper Hairstreak (
Callophrys g. gryneus
)
Gray Hairstreak (
Strymon melinus
)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (
Strymon istapa
)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (
Strymon istapa
)
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (
Strymon bazochii
)
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (
Strymon bazochii
)
Red-banded Hairstreak (
Calycopis cecrops
)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak (
Calycopis isobeon
)
Clytie Ministreak (
Ministrymon clytie
)
Arizona Hairstreak (
Erora quaderna
)
Western Pygmy-Blue (
Brephidium exile
)
Western Pygmy-Blue (
Brephidium exile
)
Cassius Blue (
Leptotes cassius
)
Marine Blue (
Leptotes marina
)
Ceraunus Blue (
Hemiargus ceraunus
)
Reakirt's Blue (
Hemiargus isola
)
Reakirt's Blue (
Hemiargus isola
)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (
Everes comyntas
)
Echo Azure (
Celastrina echo
)
Echo Azure (female) (
Celastrina echo
)
Summer Azure (
Celastrina neglecta
)
Northern Azure (
Celastrina lucia
)
Bernadino Blue (
Euphilotes battoides bernadino
)
Ancilla Dotted Blue (
Euphilotes enoptes
)
Arrowhead Blue (
Glaucopsyche piasus
)
Silvery Blue (
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
)
Anna's Blue (
Plebejus anna
)
Melissa Blue (
Plebejus melissa
)
Greenish Blue (
Plebejus saepiolus
)
Greenish Blue (
Plebejus saepiolus
)
Boisduval's Blue female (
Plebejus icarioides
)
Boisduval's Blue female (
Plebejus icarioides
)
Boisduval's Blue male (
Plebejus icarioides
)
Shasta Blue (
Plebejus shasta
)
Acmon Blue (
Plebejus acmon
)
Acmon Blue (
Plebejus acmon
)
Lupine Blue (
Plebejus lupinus
)
Fatal Metalmark (
Calephelis nemesis
)
Rounded Metalmark (
Calephelis perditalis
)
Red-bordered Metalmark (
Caria ino
)
Red-bordered Metalmark (
Caria ino
)
Blue Metalmark (
Lasaia sula
)
Red-bordered Pixie (
Melanis pixe
)
Zela Metalmark (female) (
Emesis zela
)
Zela Metalmark (male) (
Emesis zela
)
Curve-winged Metalmark (
Emesis emesia
)
Mormon Metalmark (
Apodemia mormo
)
Behr's Metalmark (
Apodemia virgulti
)
All photos (c) John Thomlinson, 2026
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