SMALL COPPER VARIANT ab. Caeruleo-punctata
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:54 pm
I was surprised yesterday to spot my first ever ab. Caeruleo-punctata variant of the Small Copper. More surprising I think there were two individuals in the same general area of a local meadow, being seen within about 30 minutes of each other, or maybe the second sighting was the same individual I saw first with the sun not radiating all of the 4 blue spots.
The first one was in a tuft of grass and had 4 iridescent blue spots on the hind wings. The second sighting was on a buttercup 30 minutes later and this time it appeared to have only three blue spots on each hind wing. Maybe it was the same individual that was in the tuft of grass and the 4th blue spot was not reflected by the sun, or maybe it was a second individual with only 3 blue spots on its hind wings. Any thoughts welcome.
The first one was in a tuft of grass and had 4 iridescent blue spots on the hind wings. The second sighting was on a buttercup 30 minutes later and this time it appeared to have only three blue spots on each hind wing. Maybe it was the same individual that was in the tuft of grass and the 4th blue spot was not reflected by the sun, or maybe it was a second individual with only 3 blue spots on its hind wings. Any thoughts welcome.