I sometimes wonder where they get the names for these bugs. 
When the bug turns and you catch it in the right light…
It does turn to copper! 
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Shield Backed Bug (Graptocoris aulicus)
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Monday, May 24, 2010
American Copper
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great photos.
dan
This is a beauty Steve. I have sometimes come up with interesting stories when trying to find out how some things were named. :)
Nice shots! What's the flower the copper is feeding on? Plus, it looks like there's a spittle bug.
Hi Nature ID, I've tried to find the name of the flower, but could not find it. And yes, that is a spit bug!
Thanks Dan and Joan!
Beautiful, Steve. Love the butterfly and wildflower.
I ask b/c I've been looking for an ID of a plant I saw in Rome. A fellow helped me with a lead:
http://othernatureid.blogspot.com/2010/04/help-id-plant-from-rome.html#comments
Superb shots Steve, it looks exactly like our "Small Copper" species.
It does look identical to the UK small copper, lovely photos of a beautiful butterfly
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