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Green Butterfly A green butterfly captured in Yellowstone National Park.  Callophrys sheridanii,Geotagged,United States,Yellowstone National Park Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Green Butterfly

A green butterfly captured in Yellowstone National Park.

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  1. Callophrys sp., I'm not sure which one, possibly Callophrys sheridanii. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
  2. Another little beauty!! Posted 11 years ago

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''Callophrys sheridanii'', common name Sheridan's Hairstreak and Sheridan's Green Hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the south coast of British Columbia and parts of Nevada, Arizona, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and New Mexico. In 2009, this species was adopted as the U.S. state butterfly for Wyoming.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by travismorhardt
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By travismorhardt

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2014. Captured Jun 6, 2014 16:16 in U.S. 20, Yellowstone National Park, Cody, WY 82414, USA.
  • TG-830
  • f/4.7
  • 10/8000s
  • ISO125
  • 6.6mm