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pollengarden Pueblo, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 13, 2014

I am guessing
photo 1 is Lupine Blue?
photo 2 & 3 are Phaon Crescent??
photo 4 is Western Green Hairstreak

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C_A_Ivy Barling, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 14, 2014

These pics make it difficult to do ID's but I'll give it a shot. Also I assume that these photographs were taken in the general area of Pueblo, CO. Pic No. 1 looks like a male Acmon blue, No 2 and 3 are definitely not Phaons but Field Crescents, No. 4 could be either the common Western Green hairstreak or the rare Alpine Sheridan's hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii lemberti). Based upon location the hairstreak is likely Western Green.

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pollengarden Pueblo, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 16, 2014

Thanks. In the future for ID, do you want larger photos, or different views?
The photos were taken on the plains east of Colorado Springs, so not alpine.

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C_A_Ivy Barling, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 16, 2014

Always try crop to bug for ID but sometimes this is not possible because the pic becomes fuzzy. Sometimes a single view is sufficient but below and above views are ideal. I think your specimens are ID correctly although this is only my second year of butterfly identification.
Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America is an excellent guide since it has excellent images as well as location information which can be used to quickly narrow down to possible species.

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pollengarden Pueblo, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 17, 2014

Thanks

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