Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1085427

Bronze Copper
Lycaena hyllus

Observation date: June 18, 2016
Submitted by: Julius
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This is a huge Colony of Bronze Coppers. The area is several hundred acres, accessible mainly by Boat. There are at the least, 200 individuals present, in the vicinity. There is supposed to be at least 3 hatches per season. There have been numerous individuals sighted for the last 5 weekends in a row.
Status: Resident
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: June 19, 2016
Coordinator notes: This is the first Bradley County record for this species in the BAMONA database. This is the 75th species of butterfly documented in Bradley.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Bradley County