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 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
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Verified date: Nov 01, 2015
Observation date: Sep 26, 2015
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Oct 01, 2015
Observation date: Sep 26, 2015
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 28, 2015
Observation date: Sep 26, 2015
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 28, 2015
Observation date: Sep 01, 2015
Submitted by: magpie
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 22, 2015
Observation date: Sep 06, 2015
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 22, 2015
Observation date: Sep 13, 2015
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 13, 2015
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 17, 2015
Observation date: Sep 06, 2015
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2015
Observation date: Sep 03, 2015
Submitted by: brodacki
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 28, 2011
Submitted by: Carolyn Seaton
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2015
Observation date: Aug 29, 2015
Submitted by: W. R. Evans
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 03, 2015
Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Backlund
Region: Stanley County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: Sue Orlowski
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Jul 13, 2015
Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 22, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 23, 2015
Observation date: Aug 04, 2014
Submitted by: Peter Kennerley
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 21, 2015
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Cass County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 20, 2015
Observation date: Jun 17, 2015
Submitted by: rowley
Region: Wayne County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 18, 2015
Observation date: May 09, 2015
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 11, 2015
Observation date: Sep 01, 2014
Submitted by: Luvnstuff
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: alchem30
Verified date: Mar 11, 2015
Observation date: Aug 26, 2014
Submitted by: jani
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 14, 2014
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