Blue Copper
Lycaena heteronea heteronea
Specimen


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Male Dorsal
Female Dorsal
Male Dorsal Female Dorsal

Male Dorsal

Female Ventral
male Dorsal Female ventral

Male Ventral

Male Ventral


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION:  See notation above each photo
ELEVATION:  9200

Male Dorsal
Jack Harry located  Golden Gate Canyon
 Jefferson County, Colorado
22 June 1974

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

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

Female Dorsal
Jack Harry located on East side of Francis Peak
Morgan County, Utah, 25 August 1991
 elevation 9200 feet

Female Ventral
Jack Harry located on East side of Francis Peak
 Morgan County, Utah, 25 August 1991
 elevation 9200 feet

Life History
Eggs:  overwinter as eggs
Larva: 22-24 days ( 4 days as first instar,  4 days as second instar,  3-5 days as third instar,  6-9 days  as fourth instar)
Pupa: 9-10 days


Host Plant
Eggs laid on Sulfur Buckwheat -  Eriogonum umbellatum
Fed on  Parsnipflower Buckwheat - Eriogonum heracleoides


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