Ruddy  Copper,  female -  Lycaena  rubidus
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 #21  Female emerged 3 June 2009 - offspring of Female from Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah , 2008


#21  Female emerged 3 June 2009 - offspring of Female from Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah , 2008


#11  Female emerged 30 May 2009 - offspring of Female from Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah , 2008



Female - 2008 - Big Cottonwood Canyon
male upperside red-orange, female duller orange-brown to dark brown, Underside male and female gray-white to gray-yellow, hingwing with or without muted black spots
male upperside red-orange, female duller orange-brown to dark brown, Underside male and female gray-white to gray-yellow, hingwing with or without muted black spots
male upperside red-orange, female duller orange-brown to dark brown, Underside male and female gray-white to gray-yellow, hingwing with or without muted black spots
Female nectaring - Guardman Pass




Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
1. female dorsal, August 15, 2008, Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah

2., 3., female dorsal, 4. female ventral - September 6, 2005, Albion Basin,  September  16, 2005, Albion Basin, Salt Lake County, Utah,

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