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: Oct 04, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
Observation date: Oct 04, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
Observation date: Oct 01, 2017
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: Sep 23, 2017
Submitted by: ladyvet
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 01, 2017
Observation date: Sep 19, 2017
Submitted by: jnewland10
Region: Hancock County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 21, 2017
Observation date: Sep 19, 2017
Submitted by: jusko88
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 20, 2017
Observation date: Sep 05, 2017
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Sep 08, 2017
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Sep 20, 2014
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Aug 10, 2014
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Sep 09, 2017
Submitted by: BruceMissen
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 09, 2017
Observation date: Sep 03, 2017
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Dyer County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 05, 2017
Observation date: Jun 27, 2015
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 04, 2017
Observation date: Aug 25, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 26, 2017
Observation date: Aug 23, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 24, 2017
Observation date: Jul 11, 2017
Submitted by: philsfotos1
Region: Iosco County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 12, 2017
Observation date: Jul 01, 2017
Submitted by: MRKRAUS
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 03, 2017
Observation date: Jul 01, 2017
Submitted by: davidboon
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 01, 2017
Observation date: Jun 21, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Backlund
Region: Harding County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 26, 2017
Observation date: Aug 03, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 28, 2016
Observation date: Sep 05, 2015
Submitted by: Vicki Nahas
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 22, 2016
Observation date: Jul 31, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Nov 11, 2016
Observation date: Sep 27, 2016
Submitted by: fmmonk
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 03, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Oct 02, 2016
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