Species Lycaena phlaeas - American Copper

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Internet References

Ambush bug (with American Copper) - Lycaena phlaeas

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer Winged Butterflies)

Subfamily Lycaeninae (Coppers)

Genus Lycaena

Species phlaeas (American Copper)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

This species is in the subgenus Lycaena. [Other subgenera are often segregated as distinct genera, leaving this as one of the few "true" species of Lycaena.

Internet References

Butterflies and Moths of North America live adult image, US distribution map, and species account

Butterflies of Canada pinned adult images, Canadian distribution map, and species account

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 May, 2004 - 7:31pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Robin McLeod, David Ferguson
Last updated 15 May, 2009 - 2:44pm

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