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 02, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 19, 2016
Observation date: Aug 05, 2016
Submitted by: Stephen Ingraham
Region: York (mainland only) County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 07, 2016
Observation date: Jul 19, 2011
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Beaver Island County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 25, 2016
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Hamilton County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Sep 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 30, 2015
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 03, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 20, 2015
Observation date: Jun 27, 2015
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2014
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 20, 2014
Observation date: Jul 10, 2014
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 18, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 18, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: wvbirder
Region: Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 04, 2014
Observation date: Jul 31, 2013
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 18, 2013
Observation date: Jul 12, 2013
Submitted by: docj77
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Jul 24, 2013
Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 06, 2012
Observation date: Jun 15, 2009
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Mar 31, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2010
Submitted by: Jim Brighton
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Jan 16, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother #)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 11, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dick Walton#)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 26, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Model)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 06, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Northern Worcester Xerces)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 09, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Carl Camp #)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 25, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Alison Robb#)
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 06, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Doug Savich)
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 30, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fred Goodwin)
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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