Attributes of Lycaena cupreus
Lustrous Copper
Lycaena cupreus (W.H. Edwards, 1870)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Upperside is shiny coppery red with small black spots and black border. Spots are larger in female. Underside is gray with many small black spots; forewing with overall copper tinge and black submarginal line; hindwing submarginal line is red.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.9 - 3.1 cm).
Life History: Males perch and patrol for females in hollows of open areas. Females lay eggs singly on or near host plant leaves; which the caterpillars then eat. Half-grown caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One flight from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants of the Knotweed family (Polygonaceae) including alpine sorrel (Rumex pauciflorus), and other Rumex and Oxyria species.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Mountain meadows, sagebrush flats, glacial cirques, rocky treeless areas.
Range: At high elevations in the Rocky Mountains from British Columbia south to New Mexico. Moderate to high elevations on Pacific Slope; Oregon to Sierra Nevada of California; western Nevada.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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| June 26, 1985 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lyon County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 15, 1986 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Carson City County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 04, 2012 | eal79 | Tulare County, California, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2012 | eal79 | Fresno County, California, United States | July 16, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2012 | eal79 | Fresno County, California, United States | July 16, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | eal79 | Tulare County, California, United States | July 16, 2012 | Details |
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June 12, 2012 | lhrobinson9672 | Park County, Wyoming, United States | July 02, 2012 | Details |
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May 31, 2012 | Nancy Lea Sandy | Natrona County, Wyoming, United States | June 01, 2012 | Details |
| June 26, 2012 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 28, 1980 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Douglas County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 26, 1980 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Douglas County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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June 12, 2009 | RaisingButterflies.org | Cache County, Utah, United States | November 26, 2011 | Details |
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July 18, 2011 | Christian.Nunes | Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States | July 31, 2011 | Details |
| June 30, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland) | Mono County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 27, 2009 | legacy.reporter (John Lane) | Sierra County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 12, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | El Dorado County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 1976 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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July 10, 2010 | stevecary | Taos County, New Mexico, United States | January 25, 2011 | Details |
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July 17, 2007 | stevecary | Taos County, New Mexico, United States | January 25, 2011 | Details |
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August 01, 2010 | J_Martineau | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| July 03, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Paul M. Thompson) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 10, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Emmel, Shields & Ellis) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Madison County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 19, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 04, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Jack Vaughn) | Fresno County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| May 07, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Laurence Crabtree) | Plumas County, California, United States | January 25, 2010 | Details | |
| June 28, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Sierra County, California, United States | January 07, 2010 | Details | |
| July 05, 1969 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Calaveras County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| June 17, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Tom & John Emmel) | Placer County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| July 15, 1960 | legacy.reporter (Tom & John Emmel) | Placer County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| July 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Jeffrey Glassberg) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| July 12, 1920 | legacy.reporter (Jean Gunder) | Mono County, California, United States | January 04, 2010 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (John R. Heitzman) | Sierra County, California, United States | December 17, 2009 | Details | |
| July 07, 1931 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 13, 1950 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1958 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 24, 1958 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 07, 1933 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 08, 1933 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 29, 1934 | legacy.reporter (Edmund Godwin) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 19, 1956 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 18, 1957 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 15, 1957 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 04, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 01, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 18, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 29, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| July 27, 1957 | legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details | |
| August 01, 1958 | legacy.reporter (John S. Garth) | Tuolumne County, California, United States | December 16, 2009 | Details |
