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  3. Arthropods
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  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Gossamer-winged Butterflies
  7. Lycaena Butterflies
  8. Lycaena
  9. American Copper

species 14,622 observations

American Copper

Lycaena hypophlaeas

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Supported by All

533 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Willow Dock, Hastate-leaved Dock, Swamp Dock, Tall Dock 12
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Butterfly Milkweed, Common Yarrow, Flat-topped Goldenrod, Lance-leaved Coreopsis 521

Range

United States

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

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