Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lycaena | |
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Similar Lycaena dorcas, Lycaena dione, Lycaena rubidus, Lycaena nivalis, Lycaena mariposa | ||
Lycaena dospassosi, the maritime copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.
The larvae feed on Potentilla egedii.
Taxonomy
It is often treated as a subspecies of Lycaena dorcas.
References
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