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: Sep 20, 2016
Submitted by: davidboon
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: Kitty329
Region: Day County, South Dakota, United States
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Observation date: Aug 28, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 11, 2016
Observation date: Sep 03, 2016
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Lake County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 05, 2016
Observation date: Aug 22, 2016
Submitted by: pporonto
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 22, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 20, 2016
Observation date: Jun 18, 2016
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Lake County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 20, 2016
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: kstock
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 20, 2016
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 20, 2016
Observation date: Jun 17, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 21, 2016
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: pporonto
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2016
Observation date: Jul 02, 2016
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2016
Observation date: Jun 28, 2016
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 05, 2016
Observation date: Jul 01, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 02, 2016
Observation date: Jun 19, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 01, 2016
Observation date: Jun 13, 2016
Submitted by: Ryan D. Larson
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 25, 2016
Observation date: Jun 13, 2016
Submitted by: Ryan D. Larson
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 25, 2016
Observation date: Jun 18, 2016
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 19, 2016
Observation date: Jun 10, 2016
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 13, 2016
Observation date: Jun 08, 2016
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 09, 2016
Observation date: May 05, 2016
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 04, 2016
Observation date: May 08, 2016
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 08, 2016
Observation date: Aug 09, 2015
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Nov 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 01, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 01, 2015
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