Edith's Copper
Lycaena editha (Mead, 1878)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Upperside dark gray sometimes with minute tails on hindwing. Underside pale gray with complex pattern of black dots and swirls.
Wing Span: 7/8 to 1 1/4 inches (2.2 - 3.0 cm).
Life History: Males perch and patrol openings.
Flight: One flight from late June to August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various docks (Rumex) and knotweeds (Polygonum).
Adult Food: Flower nectar including goldenrods, sulphur-flower, and white yarrow.
Habitat: Openings in lodgepole pine and other forests, sagebrush flats, and meadows.
Range: Idaho and western Montana south to California\'s Sierra Nevada, northern Utah, and northern Colorado.
Conservation: None needed, although habitats are being invade by weedy alien plants such as smooth brome. Extent of invasion is unknown. Subspecies
NCGR: G-5, Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: khazelbaker
Region: Idaho County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: Luna-Linuche.76
Region: Klamath County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2020
Submitted by: cklindsey
Region: Modoc County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
Submitted by: Lisahug
Region: Modoc County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Colimabirder
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: EvSherr
Region: Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2016
Submitted by: AaronB
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 13, 2019
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: Team Kweeper
Region: Amador County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: MTmariposa
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: AaronB
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: Lisahug
Region: Sierra County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 14, 2019
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Lisahug
Region: Plumas County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Oct 01, 2005
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: sfbaywildlife
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: Team Kweeper
Region: Placer County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 07, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: Team Kweeper
Region: Amador County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 31, 2018
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: Team Kweeper
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 26, 2018
Observation date: Sep 03, 2017
Submitted by: Team Kweeper
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 15, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: dsperanza
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 20, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Plumas County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 12, 2018
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