Purplish Copper - Sighting Record
 
Graph Showing Seasonal Distribution of Sighting Records Map Showing Sighting Localities
 
Table of Sighting Records
Date Location # Observer Verification*
Aug. 1, 2003  Frank Lake, AB 2 JB 3P
Sept. 10, 2006  Weaselhead, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 26, 2007  Bridlewood, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
June 21, 2012  Silver Lake, AB 1 RB S
June 21, 2012  Twp Rd 170 & Rg Rd 281, AB 1 RB S
June 21, 2012  East of Tillibrook Prov. Park, AB 2 RB S
June 22, 2012  Twp Rd 172 & Rg Rd 201, AB 1 RB S
June 22, 2012  Rg Rd 233 & Hwy 534, AB  1 RB S
Aug. 13, 2012  Cobble Flats, AB 1 RB P
Aug. 17, 2012  Blindloss, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 17, 2012  Verger, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 17, 2012  Crawling Valley Reservoir, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 17, 2012  Acadia Valley, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 18, 2012  Hwy 501 & Hwy 41, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 18, 2012  Skiff, AB 1 RB S 
Aug. 18, 2012  Pakowski Lake, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 18, 2012  Hwy 879 & Twp Rd 34, AB 1 RB S
June 26, 2013  Twp Rd 290 & Hwy 849, AB 2 RB S
June 6, 2015  Rocky View, AB 1 RB S
June 7, 2015  Lowden Lake, AB 6 RB S,P
June 29, 2015  Rg Rd 213 & Hwy 62, AB 1 RB S
June 5, 2016  Frank Lake, AB 1 RB S
Sept. 10, 2017  Atlas Coal Mine, AB  4 RB S,V
June 28, 2019  Deadhorse Lake, AB 3 RB P,S,V
Aug. 27, 2019  Junction of Hwy 569 & 564, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 27, 2019  Finnegan Ferry, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 27, 2019  Hwy 561, 360m W. of RR 161A, AB 2 RB S
Sept. 22, 2019  Okotoks (Sheep River), AB 1 RB S
Sept. 5, 2020  Bridlewood W. ROW, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
         
         
 
 

The seasonal and geographic distribution of an insect species is a key part of understanding its natural history.  As such if you have encountered and photographed this insect please email (see home page for e-mail) the following information to Insects of Alberta so it can be included on this page: 1) A hi-res photograph of the subject insect; 2) The date the photograph was taken; 3) The location the photograph was taken at: include the name of the locality and lat/long (i.e. 51.171440,-114.486744); 4) Your name and 5) Additional comments of interest.  Thank you.
   
*Verification Abbreviations: V= visual, P = photograph, S = specimen, 3P = 3rd party photograph, ES = Expert Source,
CIR = Caught, Identified and Released, RK = Road Kill		    

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