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.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Hyllolycaena hyllus
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2012
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 24, 2012
Observation date: Jun 26, 2012
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2012
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Region: Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2012
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Region: Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
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Verified date: Jun 18, 2012
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Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 12, 2012
Observation date: Jun 03, 2012
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Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 06, 2012
Observation date: May 05, 2012
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Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: May 24, 2012
Observation date: Aug 21, 2007
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
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Verified date: Apr 25, 2012
Observation date: Oct 30, 2011
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Mar 12, 2012
Observation date: Jul 21, 2010
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 26, 2012
Observation date: Sep 15, 2011
Submitted by: stonehollow
Region: Wright County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 15, 2012
Observation date: Jul 13, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 02, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Erik Nielsen + Tom Murray)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 04, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Barbara Volke)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 15, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sharon+Joe Stichter)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 17, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #)
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 26, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Benner)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Whelan)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 07, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Erik Nielsen)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 08, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Greg Dysart)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 20, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 06, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Erik Nielsen)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 21, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Greg Dysart)
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 22, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (MBC (E.Nielsen))
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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