Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Lycaena helloides "Purplish Copper" Butterfly
Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
G7Description
Female Lycaena helloides butterfly, caught on Pinon Mesa, Colorado, by Will Minor, on August 8, 1946Lepidoptera specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, square, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen. Specimen is a light brown/caramel color with darker brown details and short, white, "fringe" trimming on the outer edge of its wings.