Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)

Lycaena arota is a species in the Lycaena genus. It is commonly known as Tailed Copper This name is accepted name for the species in the family Lycaenidae subfamily Lycaeninae, tribe Lycaenini, . It is in the subgenus Tharsalea . This species is found in New Mexico north and west to Oregon, south to southern California and Baja California, Mexico.