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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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. cuprea
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Binomial name | |
Lycaena cuprea (W. H. Edwards, 1870)[1]
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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
edit- L. c. snowi (Edwards, 1881)
- L. c. henryae (Cadbury, 1937)
References
edit- ^ Lycaena at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ a b Lustrous Copper, Butterflies of Canada