Mae Butterfly Copr yn cuddio

Am bob pwrpas mae hyn yn edrych fel glöyn byw glas (fel yn subfamily Polyommatinae)… 'i' iawn, glas iawn ar ôl i gyd. Ond byddai tybiaethau yn seiliedig ar liw eich arwain i lawr y ffordd anghywir; gan ei fod yn troi allan glöyn byw hwn mewn gwirionedd yn copr o rywogaethau. Mae gwahaniaeth cynnil o ran siâp asgell ac yn ôl pob tebyg venation, but when I first saw these butterflies I assumed they were a sub-species of Plebejus icarioides (sy'n were also flying at this location on the Kaibab Plateau). But then I began seeing female butterflies (isod) interacting with these blues and then it dawned on me – blue copper – Lycaena heteronea austin (Lycaenidae: Lycaeninae)!

This subspecies was originally described in 1998 by the late, gwych George T. Austin as Mae'r. heteronea rutila. Given however that rutila more or less = rutilus, it was later determined rutila was actually unavailable and the subspecies name was changed to austin in honor of George.

male Lycaena heteroena austin (Lycaenidae)

female Lycaena heteroena austin