Lilac-bordered Copper
Lycaena nivalis
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- ![Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis](Lilac-borderedCopper-female05-15-2020c.jpg)
- ![Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis](Lilac-borderedCopper-male05-15-2020c.jpg)
- ![Lilac-bordered Copper: Lycaena nivalis](Lilac-borderedCopper-male05-15-2020d.jpg)
Lilac-bordered coppers observed nectaring on non-native plants along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......May 15, 2020. The uppermost trio of photos show a female, the lower four show males.
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This photo shows a lilac-bordered copper as seen
on the banks of Elk Creek which is east of the east bank of the Klickitat River along the River Route Road.........June 22, 2008.
Paul Slichter