Purplish Copper male
Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), male
Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois
September 6, 2006

Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), male
Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois 
October 12, 2003 
Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), male
Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois 
October 11, 2003 

The amount of purplish iridescence in the males depends not only on the individual butterfly but also on the lighting and angle at which one views the wings. 
 

Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), male
Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois 
August 20, 2002 
Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), male 
Fermilab,  DuPage County, Illinois 
September 21, 1999

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