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Copper? - Lycaena phlaeas

Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
September 10, 2006
Size: ~2cm

Genus Lycaena?
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Copper? - Lycaena phlaeas

Copper? 2nd view - Lycaena phlaeas

Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 12 September, 2006 - 10:29pm
Last updated 14 September, 2006 - 9:49pm

American Copper indeed

Peter,
Got to be American Copper. Too late for Bog Copper and too small for Bronze Copper. See my page on the species at http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/copper_american01.htm

… Randy Emmitt, 13 September, 2006 - 3:51pm

Thanks, Randy

http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/copper_american01.htm

… Peter Hollinger, 13 September, 2006 - 9:05pm

Yes, I think so

and of the three VT species (see BMNA), yours looks most like American Copper (below):

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 13 September, 2006 - 7:52am

Lycaena phlaeas

Thanks, Hannah -- I think you have the right species. I should see if I have a better shot of the underside hindwing, since the "broad orange outer margin" on L. hyllus versus the "submarginal row of orange-red zigzags" of L. phlaeas seems like a clear distinction.

… Peter Hollinger, 13 September, 2006 - 8:45am

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