| Lustrous Copper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. cuprea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena cuprea (W. H. Edwards, 1870)[1] |
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The Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cuprea) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the western mountains of North America.[2]
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 spp.