Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
2012 gathering in Alabama is being planned now!

More upcoming events

Photos of insects and people from the 2011 gathering in Iowa

Photos from the 2010 Workshop in Grinnell, Iowa

Photos from the 2009 gathering in Washington
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Coppers (Lycaeninae) » Lycaena » American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Photo#301508
American Copper? - Lycaena phlaeas
Copyright © 2009 Cal Knaggs

American Copper? - Lycaena phlaeas
St. Williams Forest Geo tag:N42d 41m 54.90s -W80d 27m 35.95s , Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
July 7, 2009
Size: < 1/2 inch wingspan
Sunny warm day, 23 Celsius 10:35 am; on grass and low lying shrub.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Cal Knaggs on 9 July, 2009 - 12:03pm
Last updated 16 May, 2012 - 2:03pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 25 July, 2009 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Looks like it to me.
The strong two-toned appearance.
… Mo Whalen, 9 July, 2009 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2012 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact