Lane County Butterfly Club
Our Mission
We foster enjoyment, knowledge, and conservation of butterflies through educational presentations, field trips, monitoring, and habitat conservation projects.
*** Next event: Ochoco Butterfly Count, June 29, 2024 (info) ***
Chapter Officers
President
Sharon Blick
Vice President
Sue Anderson
Treasurer
Jim Mitchell
Secretary
Jim Blick
Officers at Large
Rick Ahrens
Lori Humphreys
Website Manager
Dala Gant
If you have questions, or would like to receive informational updates about our events, please contact Sharon Blick at [email protected] As a member of our email list, you will receive only one or two emails each month and we never share our lists.
Featured Butterfly
Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
Photo by Alison Center
Species Characteristics:
Page 28 of Butterflies of Lane County, A pocket guide to the 85 regularly occurring species of Lane County, Oregon.
Wingspan: 1 1/8 – 1 ¼ inches
Description: Male (featured) is bright sky-blue with distinctive black veins; female grey-blue or
slate grey with dark spots and soft brown shading. Both sexes below nearly white with black spots on FW;HW variable, with or without blurred darker spots.
Abundance: Locally abundant at higher elevations. Flies early July to early September; peaks in July.
Host Plant: Buckwheats
Comment: Males will often return to the same perch after being disturbed. The Blue Copper flies more aggressively than blues.
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