Attributes of Lycaena dione
Gray Copper
Lycaena dione (Scudder, 1868)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Dark gray above with 2 black spots on forewing. Outer edge of hindwing with pale orange and black band. Below, wings pale gray with black spots. Outer hindwing band repeated.
Wing Span: 1 1/3 - 1 ½ inches (2.4 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Male perch and patrol periodically in search of receptive females.
Flight: One flight from mid-June to July, rarely August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Several species of docks (Rumex).
Adult Food: Flower nectar of various plants including alfalfa, sweet clover, and milkweeds.
Habitat: Relatively flat open areas including prairies, waste fields, stream beds, edges of reservoirs.
Range: Southern Canadian prairie provinces south through Great Plains to southern Missouri, Oklahoma, and northern Texas.
Conservation: None reported. Host plants adapted to weedy conditions. Butterflies seem to adapt to wide range of conditions.
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 fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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June 18, 2011 | MrLiZarD | Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States | September 14, 2011 | Details |
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June 24, 2010 | J_Martineau | Dakota County, Minnesota, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| June 29, 2009 | SusanLouise (Susan Louise Whitney) | Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States | September 24, 2009 | Details | |
| June 20, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Donna Brunet) | Macon County, Missouri, United States | August 21, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Jeff Glassberg) | Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States | April 09, 2009 | Details | |
| June 03, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Smith, Bill & Janet) | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 08, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.) | Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1961 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J.R.) | Craig County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 08, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul & Williams, Ken) | Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| May 30, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Schemmer, Linda) | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 03, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Hobson, Ken) | Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| June 27, 2008 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Valley County, Montana, United States | March 13, 2009 | Details | |
| June 23, 1977 | Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh) | Nobles County, Minnesota, United States | March 11, 2008 | Details | |
| July 16, 1979 | Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh) | Nobles County, Minnesota, United States | March 11, 2008 | Details | |
| June 14, 1978 | legacy.reporter (Richard Cowan) | Murray County, Minnesota, United States | March 11, 2008 | Details | |
| June 10, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Phil Koenig) | Adair County, Missouri, United States | February 01, 2008 | Details | |
| June 05, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Phil Koenig) | Holt County, Missouri, United States | February 01, 2008 | Details | |
| June 08, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Phil Koenig) | Worth County, Missouri, United States | February 01, 2008 | Details | |
| June 22, 1999 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Petroleum County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| July 30, 2004 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Liberty County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| July 11, 2005 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Rosebud County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| July 13, 2005 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Wibaux County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| July 27, 2005 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Missoula County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| August 18, 2005 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Garfield County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| August 09, 2003 | legacy.reporter (M. Leski) | Beaverhead County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| June 30, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Tommie Rogers) | Holt County, Missouri, United States | November 13, 2007 | Details | |
| June 08, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Paul Griffin) | Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States | June 12, 2007 | Details | |
| June 24, 1990 | legacy.reporter (Craig, Wiltred S.) | Pike County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 14, 1932 | legacy.reporter | Buchanan County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Goetting, Paula) | Carroll County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| July 06, 1989 | legacy.reporter | Cass County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| May 31, 1988 | legacy.reporter (Stephens, Larissa) | Clay County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 24, 1979 | legacy.reporter (Stephens, Larissa) | Clinton County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 14, 1980 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Daviess County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 14, 1980 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Grundy County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 23, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | Harrison County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 16, 1980 | legacy.reporter (Schmidli, Dennis) | Henry County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 21, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | Holt County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 02, 1991 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 17, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Letsinger, Rae) | Jasper County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 15, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Johnson County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 05, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Brunkhart, Kevin) | Lafayette County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 13, 1981 | legacy.reporter | Linn County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Willis, Darryl) | Livingston County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 22, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | Atchison County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 16, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | Barton County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2007 | Details | |
| June 16, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | Vernon County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| October 20, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Dotson, J.A.) | Saline County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| June 13, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | St Clair County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| June 09, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.) | St Charles County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details |
