| Lilac-bordered Copper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. nivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena nivalis (Boisduval, 1869) |
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The Lilac-bordered Copper or Nivalis Copper[1] (Lycaena nivalis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the western mountains of North America.[2]
The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.[2]
The larvae feed on Polygonum douglasii.[1]