Bog Copper
Lycaena epixanthe (Boisduval & Leconte, [1835])
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Upperside of male brownish with purple iridescence; female dull gray-brown. Underside of both sexes white or pale tan; hindwing with very small black spots and red zigzag border on outer margin.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 inch (2.2 - 2.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch on low plants to watch for females. Eggs are laid singly at base of host plant; caterpillars feed on shoots and leaves. First-stage caterpillars overwinter in their eggs, often underwater.
Flight: One flight from June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Shrubby cranberries in the heath family (Ericaceae).
Adult Food: Water from raindrops and nectar from cranberry flowers.
Habitat: Acid bogs with cranberries and other Ericaceae.
Range: Maine south to New Jersey and West Virginia; west through northern Great Lake states and Ontario.
Conservation: Habitat is sensitive and subject to draining or conversion to commercial use.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Conserve habitats of known populations.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2024
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2024
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Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2024
Observation date: Jul 01, 2024
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Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2024
Observation date: Jul 01, 2024
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Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2024
Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jun 22, 2024
Observation date: Jun 30, 2023
Submitted by: terrymortier
Region: Polk County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Mar 06, 2024
Observation date: Jul 27, 2023
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 29, 2023
Observation date: Jul 07, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2023
Observation date: Jun 30, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 30, 2023
Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Forest County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 01, 2022
Observation date: Jun 19, 2011
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 06, 2022
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 26, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: opiliones
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Chippewa County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 13, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: Ssneed
Region: Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: Birder64
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
Observation date: Jun 19, 1999
Submitted by: Jay Cossey
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: opiliones
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Jul 03, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
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