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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. mariposa
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Binomial name | |
Lycaena mariposa | |
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Lycaena mariposa, the mariposa copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the United States. [2]
The wingspan is 23–28 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to August. [2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium arbuscula and Polygonum douglasii. [2] [1]
Mariposa copper | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. mariposa
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Binomial name | |
Lycaena mariposa | |
Synonyms | |
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Lycaena mariposa, the mariposa copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the United States. [2]
The wingspan is 23–28 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to August. [2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium arbuscula and Polygonum douglasii. [2] [1]