Dorcas Copper? or Purplish? - Lycaena dorcas

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… Cliff Ivy, 22 February, 2015 - 9:19pm

Dorcas Copper

http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Lycaenidae/Lycaena_d_dorcas_M_CAN_MANITOBA_Pine_Ridge_20-VII-75_[MGCL]_3_i.htm

… Cliff Ivy, 22 February, 2015 - 9:18pm

Copper, Purplish, and Bog are difficult

to separate with only a below (dorsal) view. However, based upon the two small circular spots in the cell of the FW, this one looks like a Bog Copper.

… Cliff Ivy, 23 October, 2014 - 5:25pm

Agreed - it's probably a Dorcas

In Ontario, Bog Copper is usually fairly pale gray on the underside, though some populations have a bit of a yellowish cast:

http://www.ontariobutterflies.ca/families/lycaenidea/bog-copper

The date on this one is a bit late for Bog Copper. It does fit for Dorcas, which has a darker, more orange venter:

http://www.ontariobutterflies.ca/families/lycaenidea/dorcas-copper

Purplish copper is usually larger, and has a somewhat paler venter than Dorcas, but they are very similar:

http://www.ontariobutterflies.ca/families/lycaenidea/purplish-copper

Purplish is fairly rare in Ontario. We don't have a lot of sightings, but we think it has two flights, and this date falls between what are the most likely flight times. But we have so little data, it's difficult to be certain about that.

… rcav, 6 April, 2017 - 12:32pm

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… John S. Ascher, 22 October, 2014 - 8:44pm

ID Confirmed

Ross Layberry says Dorcas Copper...

… J. Burke Korol, 20 August, 2017 - 2:58pm

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