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Blue copper
Lycaena heteronea
46.9019, -120.665
Field Notes
Description:
A male Blue copper. The upper wing surface of the males are sky blue with dark veins. The second pic shows the underside.
Habitat:
Spotted in the upper canyon of the Umtanum creek in eastern Washington.
Notes:
Caterpillars do not have a wide selection of plants that they can rely on. They use buckwheat, Eriogonum, species as the hostplant for food. Range: British Columbia south and east through southcentral California, northern Arizona, and northern New Mexico.
Reference Links:
Lycaena heteronea - Wikipedia
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
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