Lycaena cuprea

Lycaena cuprea, the lustrous copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the western mountains of North America.[2]

Lustrous copper
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L. cuprea
Binomial name
Lycaena cuprea
Synonyms
  • Chalceria cupreus Dyar, 1903
  • Lycaena cupreus
  • Chrysophanus snowi Edwards, 1881

The wingspan is 23–30 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to July or August. They feed on the nectar of Cirsium, Medicago sativa and Melilotus species.[2]

The larvae feed on Oxyria digyna and Rumex species.

Subspecies

  • L. c. snowi (Edwards, 1881)
  • L. c. henryae (Cadbury, 1937)
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References

  1. Lycaena at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. Lustrous Copper, Butterflies of Canada


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