Lycaena dospassosi, the maritime copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Canada.[1]
Maritime copper | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. dospassosi
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Binomial name | |
Lycaena dospassosi McDunnough, 1940
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The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.[1]
The larvae feed on Potentilla egedii.[1]
Taxonomy
editIt is often treated as a subspecies of Lycaena dorcas.
References
edit- ^ a b c Maritime Copper, Butterflies of Canada