Lycaena gorgon, known generally as the gorgon copper or stream water-crowfoot, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Lycaena gorgon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species:
L. gorgon
Binomial name
Lycaena gorgon
(Boisduval, 1852)

This butterfly is found in foothills, including chaparral, woodland, and canyons. Its host plant is Eriogonum nudum, and adults feed on flowers of that plant in addition to a variety of others, including milkweed and Eriophyllum lanatum. There is a single annual brood lasting between March and July.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Lycaena gorgon is 4255.[5]

Gorgon copper, Lycaena gorgon

Subspecies

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These four subspecies belong to the species Lycaena gorgon:[1]

  • Lycaena gorgon dorothea J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Lycaena gorgon gorgon (Boisduval, 1852)
  • Lycaena gorgon jacquelineae J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Lycaena gorgon micropunctata J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lycaena gorgon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Lycaena gorgon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Lycaena gorgon | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site". butterfly.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lycaena gorgon". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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