Attributes of Lycaena hyllus
Bronze Copper
Lycaena hyllus (Cramer, 1775)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Upperside of male iridescent copper-brown; female forewing yellow-orange with black spots. Underside forewing of both sexes orange with black spots; underside hindwing is gray-white with black spots and a broad orange outer margin.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 7/8 inches (3.2 - 4.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on low growth near host plants to watch for females. Eggs are laid singly on plants. Eggs hibernate until spring; caterpillars eat leaves.
Flight: Two in the north and west, from June-September; three in southern part of range, from May-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Herbs of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) including curly dock (Rumex crispus).
Adult Food: Adults visit flowers only occasionally, but have been seen taking nectar at blackberry and red clover.
Habitat: Low, wet areas such as bogs, marshes, wet meadows, ponds.
Range: Maine west across southern Canada and the Great Lake states to eastern Montana and central Colorado; south to Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, and Maryland.
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 17, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Isanti County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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June 14, 2012 | LinRandolph | Lake County, Ohio, United States | January 07, 2013 | Details |
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September 12, 2012 | wayne13114 | Oswego County, New York, United States | September 13, 2012 | Details |
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August 21, 2012 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | August 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 26, 2012 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | August 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 21, 2012 | Peggy O | Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States | June 25, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | Larry522 | Chittenden County, Vermont, United States | June 18, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | chefsteve | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | June 12, 2012 | Details |
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June 03, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | June 06, 2012 | Details |
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May 05, 2012 | pkondrashov | Adair County, Missouri, United States | May 24, 2012 | Details |
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August 21, 2007 | Chip Krilowicz | New Castle County, Delaware, United States | April 25, 2012 | Details |
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October 30, 2011 | henryr10 | Hamilton County, Ohio, United States | March 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2010 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | February 26, 2012 | Details |
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September 15, 2011 | stonehollow | Wright County, Minnesota, United States | February 15, 2012 | Details |
| July 02, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Dave Small) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (R. Laubach et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Dave Wagner) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 09, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 15, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 19, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Concord Xerces) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 28, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Jonathan Center) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 20, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 23, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 24, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 05, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Walton) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 10, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 09, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Richard Forster) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 11, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Cathy Asselin) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 19, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 20, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 1990 | legacy.reporter (Dick Walton #) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 06, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Dick Walton #) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Dick Walton #) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (ZNC CONCORD) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Madeline Champagne) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 18, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 22, 1995 | legacy.reporter (WMWS) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 08, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 13, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheila Carroll) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 08, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Fred Goodwin + Bob Speare) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 26, 2002 | legacy.reporter (Fred Goodwin) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 08, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Fred Goodwin) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 10, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Fred Goodwin) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 14, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 10, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheila Carroll) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 18, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Tom Murray) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 24, 2001 | legacy.reporter (David Larson) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
