[Coppers East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Lilac-bordered Copper

Lycaena nivalis

Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis - Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis - Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis

The photo above shows a lilac-bordered copper nectaring on oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum) as seen in the Simcoe Mts. of northern Klickitat County, WA........June 16, 2007.

Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis - Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis

A lilac-bordered copper mudding in vernally moist soils along the Lick Creek Trail #1809, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area......July 17, 2019.

Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis - Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis - Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis

The photos above show various views of lilac-bordered coppers nectaring on oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum) as seen in meadows several miles south of Hat Pt. in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area........July 10, 2007.


Paul Slichter