Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea klotsi) Rock Creek, Carbon Co., MT 23 July 2023 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea klotsi) Rock Creek, Carbon Co., MT 23 July 2023 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea klotsi) Rock Creek, Carbon Co., MT 23 July 2023 |
Males are bright blue above with black veins. In many populations, the underhindwings are nearly white with very faded spots, contrasting sharply with the bold spots in the underforewing. | ||
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 July 2013 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 July 2013 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 |
Females are blue-gray to coppery-brown dorsally. | ||
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 This worn male is courting a disinterested female. |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Lemhi Pass, MT 20 July 2014 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 29 June 2015 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea heteronea) Lemhi Pass, MT 20 July 2014 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea) Red Mountain, Lewis and Clark Co., MT 15 July 2015 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea) Red Mountain, Lewis and Clark Co., MT 15 July 2015 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 8 July 2015 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea) Just west of Sonora Pass, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea) Just west of Sonora Pass, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007 |
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea) Just west of Sonora Pass, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007 |
Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 July 2013 Sulphur Buckwheat is one of the caterpillar food plants for Blue Coppers. |
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