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759:Juniperus virginiana
716:as a chrysalis. The
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327:Mitoura siva clenchi
239:Polyommatus damastus
27:Species of butterfly
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838:Alligator juniper,
802:Cupressus sargentii
786:Western red-cedar,
335:Mitoura cedrosensis
35:Juniper hairstreak
1148:Callophrys-gryneus
1137:Callophrys gryneus
1107:Callophrys gryneus
923:Callophrys gryneus
841:Juniperus deppeana
828:Juniperus communis
815:Cupressus forbesii
756:Eastern redcedar,
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693:territorial
596:C. g. muiri
503:Description
456:juniperaria
431:Thecla siva
423:Thecla loki
371:discoidalis
287:turkingtoni
271:octoscripta
134:Lepidoptera
1303:Callophrys
1292:Categories
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909:References
687:Life cycle
653:C. gryneus
607:C. g. loki
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562:C. g. siva
522:C. g. siva
497:Lycaenidae
407:Callophrys
391:Callophrys
311:Callophrys
295:Callophrys
279:Callophrys
259:patersonia
155:Callophrys
144:Lycaenidae
114:Arthropoda
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706:chrysalis
681:sweadneri
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493:butterfly
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94:Eukaryota
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