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Mariposa copper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species:
L. mariposa
Binomial name
Lycaena mariposa
( Reakirt, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus mariposa Reakirt, 1866
  • Polyommatus zeroe Boisduval, 1869
  • Epidemia zeroe Dyar, 1903
  • Epidemia mariposa Dyar, 1903

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]

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ a b Lycaena at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ a b c Mariposa Copper, Butterflies of Canada


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mariposa copper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species:
L. mariposa
Binomial name
Lycaena mariposa
( Reakirt, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus mariposa Reakirt, 1866
  • Polyommatus zeroe Boisduval, 1869
  • Epidemia zeroe Dyar, 1903
  • Epidemia mariposa Dyar, 1903

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]

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ a b Lycaena at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ a b c Mariposa Copper, Butterflies of Canada



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