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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Gossamer-winged Butterflies
  7. Lycaena Butterflies
  8. Lycaena
  9. Small Copper

species 77,928 observations

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Status
present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

58 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Alpine Sorrel, Waterpepper, Water Smartweed, Pale Smartweed 7
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Common Yarrow, Annual Fleabane, Canada Goldenrod, Common Selfheal 51

Range

United States

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

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