Lycaena cuprea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. cuprea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena cuprea (W. H. Edwards, 1870)[2]
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Lycaena cuprea, the lustrous copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the western mountains of North America.[3]
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.[3]
The larvae feed on Oxyria digyna and Rumex species.
Subspecies
- L. c. snowi (Edwards, 1881)
- L. c. henryae (Cadbury, 1937)
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Lycaena at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ a b Lustrous Copper, Butterflies of Canada