Attiecībā uz visiem nolūkiem un tas izskatās zils tauriņš (kā apakšgrupas Polyommatinae)… tas ir ļoti, ļoti zilas galu galā. Bet pieņēmumi, pamatojoties uz krāsu novestu jūs pa nepareizu ceļu; kā izrādās šis tauriņš ir faktiski suga vara. Ir smalks atšķirība spārnu forma un, iespējams venation, but when I first saw these butterflies I assumed they were a sub-species of Plebejus icarioides (kurš were arī flying at this location on the Kaibab Plateau). But then I began seeing female butterflies (zemāk) interacting with these blues and then it dawned on me – blue copper – Lycaena heteronea austin (zeltainīšu dzimta: Lycaeninae)!
This subspecies was originally described in 1998 by the late, lieliski 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 (zeltainīšu dzimta)
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!