Za sve namjere i svrhe to izgleda kao plava leptir (kao podvrstu Polyommatinae)… to je vrlo, Vrlo plava nakon svega. Ali pretpostavke na temelju boje će vas dovesti niz netočnih cestu; kao što se ispostavilo to leptir zapravo bakra vrsta. Postoji suptilna razlika u obliku krila i vjerojatno žilice, but when I first saw these butterflies I assumed they were a sub-species of Plebejus icarioides (koji were također flying at this location on the Kaibab Plateau). But then I began seeing female butterflies (ispod) 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, Sjajno George T. Austin as L. 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
What a beauftiful picture !
I like the picture so bad
Do you have any picture similar with that ?
Impressive. Certainly a trick to trip up beginners!