Blue Copper - Lycaena heteronea - Specimen
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Male Dorsal
Jack Harry located  Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado,

22 June 1974

Male Dorsal



Female Dorsal
Jack Harry located on East side of Francis Peak, Morgan County, Utah, 25 Aaugust 1991,
 elevation 9200 feet
Female Dorsal
Male Dorsal
Jack Harry located on East side of Francis Peak, Morgan County, Utah, 23 July 1991,
 elevation 9200 feet
male Dorsal



Female Ventral
Jack Harry located on East side of Francis Peak, Morgan County, Utah, 25 Aaugust 1991,
 elevation 9200 feet
Female ventral
Male Ventral
Jack Harry located on East side of Francis Peak, Morgan County, Utah, 23 July 1991,
 elevation 9200 feet
Male Ventral






PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION:  See notation above each photo
ELEVATION:  9200


Life History
Egg:  overwinters as egg
Larva:  22 to 24 days
Pupa:  9 to 10 days

Host plant :  Buckwheats

Sulfur Buckwheat -  Eriogonum umbellatum
Fed on  Parsnipflower Buckwheat - Eriogonum heracleoides



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