Common Copper; Manto bicolor

Description:

Small butterfly with a wingspan of 22-27 cm. The upperside forewings are bright orange with a dark edge and eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border. Some females also have a row of blue spots inside the orange border and are known as form caeruleopunctata. The undersides of the wings are patterned in a similar way but are paler. The black spots on the forewings are outlined in yellow and the dark colouring is replaced by a pale brownish, gray. The hindwings are the same brown/grey colour with small black dots and a narrow orange border. The caterpillars (larvae) are usually green, but some have a purple stripe down the middle of the back and along each side.

Habitat:

Spotted at a pine tree and evergreen oak (Quercus illex) forest. Dehesa de Valdelatas

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D500. Exposure Time: 1/160 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No flash fired. DSC_2041,2077