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Bog or Dorcas copper? - Lycaena dorcas - male
Copyright © 2010 Larry de March

Bog or Dorcas copper? - Lycaena dorcas - Male
south of East Braintree, Manitoba, Canada
July 12, 2010
Size: body appox. 12-15 mm
found in a roadside ditch adjacent to a wet coniferous forest of spruce and tamarack with a tamarack bog across the road. I know which I think it is but a friend who looks at a lot of butterflies thinks it's the other
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Contributed by Larry de March on 13 July, 2010 - 8:57pm
Last updated 5 January, 2012 - 12:37pm

Moved
Moved from Dorcas Copper.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 January, 2012 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

I keep coming back to this one,
and, it is clearly a male, after a lot of comparing, it doesn't look like a male 'Bog Copper' to me (the pattern is "wrong"). Also, another thing just caught my attention (why it took me so long to notice I don't know). It is sitting on a Cinquefoil flower, and 'Dorcas Coppers' love Cinquefoils. It does look just like other male 'Dorcas Coppers' from the region, so I'm going to (with a fair amount of certainty) move it to that species.

Moved from Lycaena.
… David J. Ferguson, 17 August, 2011 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 25 September, 2010 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 27 July, 2010 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

What is generally called "Purplish Copper"
in northern New Mexico is often found in boggy areas (not true bogs though) with Shrubby Cinquefoil (and/or herbaceus Potentilla) as the apparent host as well. While not relavant to Manitoba, it is of interest in a confusing group.
… David J. Ferguson, 15 July, 2010 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Two cents worth, but I might be wrong
on the ID. To me it looks like L. dorcas. However, I'm not sure if it's possible to be certain based only on the upper side. Also, I'm not sure if Bog Coppers occur in Manitoba?? This one is faded and somewhat worn too, which affects the appearance, especially the purplish sheen on top. It is also important to note that this appears to be a male, not a female.
… David J. Ferguson, 14 July, 2010 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

 
copper
Thanks for the input. I wish I had a ventral view. Yes we do have bog copper and the habitat seemed suitable. Unfortunately shrubby cinquefoil grows along the road, too.
… Larry de March, 14 July, 2010 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

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