Great Copper (Tharsalea/Lycaena xanthoides)


West Eugene Wetlands, Lane County, Oregon. July 20, 2014.




West Eugene Wetlands, Lane County, Oregon. July 20, 2014.




This species likes wetlands with Willamette Valley Gumweed (Grindelia integrifolia x nana). The caterpillar feeds on Willow Dock (Rumex salicifolius).


Note: For more information about this species see: http://people.oregonstate.edu/~wilsomar/Persp_GrtCop.htm.

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