Tailed Copper - Lycaena (sub genus - Tharsalea) arota schellbachi  Tilden, 1955
Home    -     Butterflies    -    Swallowtails     -    Whites and Sulphurs     -  Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues & Metalmarks    -     Brushfoots     -     Skippers
Photo & Other  Details       Characteristics & Utah Range Map


Scroll down for all photos of  FEMALE ADULT

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________










PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION: Big Springs Hollow, South Fork of Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah
DATE:  25 August 2009
GPS: N. 40.20.0585, W. 111.31.2668
ELEVATION: 5723 feet in parking lot

PHOTOS:
Photos of very worn female located along path going west from the parking lot


LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum:
Larva: 
Pupa:
Adult: 
Broods:
Hibernation:  Overwinter as  eggs

Host:
Gooseberries and Currants

Note:  Can also be found in Beaver Canyon

Back to Top