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 200 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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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 |
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October 09, 2011 | tjrickert | Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 10, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | September 15, 2011 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | Dale Ball | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | August 27, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | Becky Byrum | Delaware County, Indiana, United States | August 03, 2011 | Details |
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October 07, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Jackson County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 06, 2010 | henryr10 | Hamilton County, Ohio, United States | July 08, 2011 | Details |
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June 26, 2011 | khemeon | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | June 30, 2011 | Details |
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June 25, 2011 | AJ Trently | Lake County, Tennessee, United States | June 27, 2011 | Details |
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July 14, 2009 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | May 09, 2011 | Details |
| June 21, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 22, 1995 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Otsego County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 25, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Peters, David) | Saginaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Essenmacher, Monica) | Huron County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Heuvelhorst, Bonnie with Rick Baetsen, DennyBrooks, Katherine Carothers, Andy Carter, Mark Jaunzems, Stephen Kay, Karen Lamonte, Janea Little, Mason Schafer, Melvin Schafer, Richard Urbanek, Myrtle Wilke, Robert Wood) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Krieger, N) | Mason County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 10, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 18, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Steven J. Mueller, Walt Rummer, Mason & Melvin Schaffer) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 05, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 05, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 17, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Wayne County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M. & S. Bialecki, Richard Brown, D. & E. Shappirio, C. Swift, Roger Wykes. ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 28, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with J & R Brown, John Farmer, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Carr, Thomas) | Jackson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Webster, Ken) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 01, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 02, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 12, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Peters, David) | Saginaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 18, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Peters, David) | Alpena County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 01, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard w/ Breandan Brown, John Farmer, Roger Kuhlman, Darrin O' Brien, John Swales, and Roger Wykes.) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Calhoun County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 27, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 27, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger with B., J., K., R., R. Brown, L. Claflin, R. Kuhlman, C. Swift) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 28, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy, A. Boulton, Janet Helmer, M. Hicks, A. Koster, K. Mork, B. Neis, Ken Sherburn, J. Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Newaygo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Starkey, Donald with A. Navarro, Owen Perkins, C., D., G, L., S. Starkey, J., J., S. Thompson, ) | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
