Caeruleum enim quod videtur omnibus et intentionum papilio (ut in subfamily Polyommatinae)… suus ', et nimis omnibus. Sed ex colore, ut adducerem te sumpserit, non recta via,; quasi species electri, fit quidem hoc papilio. Sunt subtilis differentia in cornu speciem et probabiliter venationem, but when I first saw these butterflies I assumed they were a sub-species of Plebejus icarioides (quod were quoque flying at this location on the Kaibab Plateau). But then I began seeing female butterflies (infra) 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, great George T. Austin as In. 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!