[Coppers East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Lustrous Copper

Lycaena cuprea

Lustrous Copper: Lycaena cuprea

A lustrous copper nectaring upon the flower heads of woodrush pussytoes (Antennaria luzuloides) in scablands and dry meadows along Forest Road #30 just southwest of the old Cold Springs Guard Station, Ochoco National Forest......May 27, 2018.

Paul Slichter