Ruddy Copper
Lycaena rubidus (Behr, 1866)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Upperside of male bright red-orange; female duller orange-brown to dark brown. Underside of both sexes gray-white to gray-yellow; hindwing with or without muted black spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 5/8 inches (2.9 - 4.1 cm).
Life History: Males perch in open areas and along streams or gulches to watch for females. Eggs are laid singly on or near the base of the host plant. Eggs hibernate.
Flight: One flight from June-July at lower elevations; from July-August at higher elevations.
Caterpillar Hosts: Dock (Rumex) species in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Dry gravelly or sandy areas such as arid streamsides, sagebrush, scrub, dry fields, alluvial washes.
Range: British Columbia east to North Dakota; south to central California, and northern New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required. Nature Conservancy Rank: G-5, Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
NCGR:
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Lycaena rubida
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Observation date: Aug 04, 1975
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Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Observation date: Aug 15, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wayne Dawes)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Robert Langston)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 06, 1978
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 31, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 05, 1978
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 12, 2009
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 10, 2009
Observation date: Jul 09, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sara Gelino)
Region: Sheridan County, Montana, United States
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Region: Golden Valley County, Montana, United States
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Region: Wheatland County, Montana, United States
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Region: Lake County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Box Elder County, Utah, United States
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Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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