American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas

f25 @ 1/250s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 105mm macro


"Lycaena phlaeas," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border. Some females also have a row of blue spots inside the orange border and are known as form caeruleopunctata. The undersides are patterned in a similar way but are paler. The black spots on the forewings are outlined in yellow and the dark coloring is replaced by a pale brownish grey. The hindwings are the same brown/grey color with small black dots and a narrow orange border.
Francis A. Crane Wildlife Management Area, East Falmouth, Massachusetts
 
07/20/2022