Oregon and Washington Butterfly Photos - Coppers

by Will Cook

Here's a selection of images from a trip to the Portland, Oregon area, July 29-August 9, 2006. I ranged as far as Mt. St. Helens (Washington), Bend, and the NW Oregon coast (which was lacking in butterflies). Locals say that 2006 was a very poor year for butterfly numbers, and I believe them, though I still saw plenty of cool stuff. I also found a couple of odonates, too, which are appended at the end of the Skippers page. All photos were taken using a Nikon CoolPix 8800, the majority with a Nikon 4T close-up lens attached. The camera settings are encoded in the EXIF data in each jpg image, readable with image browsing programs such as the free one I recommend, FastStone. Identification help is appreciated!

Swallowtails and Whites | Coppers | Hairstreaks | Blues | Nymphalids | Skippers

Lycaenidae - Gossamer-wings

Lycaeninae - Coppers

	Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), male Mt. St. Helens, Skamania Co., WA 8/3/06.
	Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), female Jefferson Co., OR 8/1/06.
	Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis) Mt. Hood, Clackamas Co., OR 8/7/06.
	Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis) Jefferson Co., OR 8/1/06.
	Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa), female Jefferson Co., OR 8/1/06.
	Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa) Mt. Hood, Hood River Co., OR 8/7/06.
	Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa), female Mt. Hood, Hood River Co., OR 8/7/06.
	Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa), female Mt. Hood, Hood River Co., OR 8/7/06. Same individual as in the photo above.
	Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)?, male Mt. Hood, Clackamas Co., OR 8/8/06.

Swallowtails and Whites | Coppers | Hairstreaks | Blues | Nymphalids | Skippers

Comments? Questions? E-mail me at cwcook@duke.edu