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 23, 2014
Submitted by: Joe Sebastiani
Region: Kent County, Delaware, United States
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Region: Erie County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Butler County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jul 16, 2014
Observation date: May 31, 2010
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Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 15, 2014
Observation date: Jun 22, 2014
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2014
Observation date: Jun 22, 2014
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 22, 2014
Observation date: May 26, 2014
Submitted by: birder89
Region: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: May 26, 2014
Observation date: Oct 01, 2013
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Salem County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Mar 24, 2014
Observation date: Oct 18, 2013
Submitted by: crprice
Region: Stoddard County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Oct 22, 2013
Observation date: Oct 10, 2013
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Oct 12, 2013
Observation date: Aug 16, 2013
Submitted by: glphoto
Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 09, 2013
Observation date: Aug 29, 2013
Submitted by: billanddogs
Region: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 31, 2013
Observation date: Aug 19, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2013
Observation date: Jul 30, 2013
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Monroe County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 31, 2013
Observation date: Jul 07, 2013
Submitted by: Greg Smith
Region: Gratiot County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2013
Observation date: Jul 27, 2013
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Region: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jul 30, 2013
Observation date: Jun 15, 2013
Submitted by: razer9672
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Jun 25, 2013
Submitted by: doris potter
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Jun 26, 2013
Observation date: Jun 22, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jun 24, 2013
Observation date: Oct 21, 2012
Submitted by: birder89
Region: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 29, 2013
Observation date: Jun 17, 2012
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Isanti County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 08, 2013
Observation date: Jun 14, 2012
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Lake County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 07, 2013
Observation date: Sep 12, 2012
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 13, 2012
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