The season is almost over for butterflies but there are still some great ones out there.

Dianne and Bob Machesney found this Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) a week ago in a damp area of Moraine State Park.  She and Bob usually see American Coppers (Lycaena phlaeas) because those butterflies prefer plants that grow in disturbed soil.  Bronze Coppers prefer plants in bogs, marshes and wet meadows so they’re much harder to find.

I love the yellow tips on its striped antennae.

(photo by Dianne Machesney)