Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Lycaena hyllus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lycaena Rank Species | |
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Similar Lycaena dione, Lycaena helloides, Satyrium acadica, Satyrium titus, Polites mystic | ||
Lycaena hyllus, the bronze copper, is a butterfly of the lycaenids family found in North America.
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Description
The 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 underlying orange areas. The wingspan is 23 to 38 mm.
Range
It is widespread from Alberta to northern Nevada in the west through to the east coasts of Canada and United States.
Host plants
Water dock and curled dock.
References
Lycaena hyllus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA