Observation date: September 04, 2006
Date notes: I photographed the attached images approximately between 2:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
Submitted by: Jay Cossey
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In one image you can see the female Bronze Copper scouting out a location to lay her egg. The next shot shows her actually laying an egg. The third image is a closeup of the actual egg she laid on detritus. It seems plausible that she could sense where the hostplant (probably Curly Dock) would emerge from the ground the following spring.
She was very meticulous about where she laid this egg. It did not seem to be a random selection.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: March 25, 2020
Coordinator notes: None.
