| Bronze Copper | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. hyllus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena hyllus (Cramer, [1775]) |
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The Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) is a butterfly of the lycaenids family found in North America.[1][2]
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Upperside has a brown background with golden zig-zag borders along the margins of the hindwings. Females have lighter areas in the forewings with several dark spots within the lighter areas. The undersides are primarily white with dark spots and underlieing orange areas. Wingspan: 23 to 38 mm.[2]
It is widespread from Alberta to northern Nevada in the west through to the east coasts of Canada and United States.[1]
Water Dock and Curled Dock.[1]