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Dorcas Copper - Hodges#4261 (Lycaena dorcas)
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Clayton's Copper (Lycaena dorcas claytoni)
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Copyright © 2009
Denis A. Doucet
"Clayton's" Copper -
Lycaena dorcas
Kelch Lake, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
July 31, 2007
This images and the 3 other linked ones are all of Lycaena dorcas claytoni, a rare subspecies with a restricted range found in Maine and New Brunswick...
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Contributed by
Denis A. Doucet
on 30 January, 2009 - 2:14pm
Last updated 31 January, 2009 - 8:22am
Moved
Moved from
Clayton's Copper
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Denis A. Doucet
, 31 January, 2009 - 8:22am
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Moved
Moved from
Dorcas Copper
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tom murray
, 30 January, 2009 - 9:16pm
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Thanks Tom!
The main larval foodplant for this subspecies is Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa, aka Pentaphylloides fruticosa, Dasiphora floribunda etc) and it seems to go for the calcareous fens in the region...
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Denis A. Doucet
, 31 January, 2009 - 8:08am
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