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  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Gossamer-winged Butterflies
  7. Coppers

subfamily

Coppers

Lycaeninae

Includes
16 native 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Lycaenini 16 native
  • Sapphires

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native coppers All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • American Copper Lycaena hypophlaeas 14,622 observations
  • Bronze Copper Tharsalea hyllus 5,294 observations
  • Dorcas Copper Tharsalea dorcas 2,011 observations
  • Bog Copper Tharsalea epixanthe 1,761 observations
  • Tailed Copper Tharsalea arota 1,652 observations

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