Bronze Copper
Lycaena hyllus (Cramer, 1775)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Upperside of male iridescent copper-brown; female forewing yellow-orange with black spots. Underside forewing of both sexes orange with black spots; underside hindwing is gray-white with black spots and a broad orange outer margin.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 7/8 inches (3.2 - 4.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on low growth near host plants to watch for females. Eggs are laid singly on plants. Eggs hibernate until spring; caterpillars eat leaves.
Flight: Two in the north and west, from June-September; three in southern part of range, from May-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Herbs of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) including curly dock (Rumex crispus).
Adult Food: Adults visit flowers only occasionally, but have been seen taking nectar at blackberry and red clover.
Habitat: Low, wet areas such as bogs, marshes, wet meadows, ponds.
Range: Maine west across southern Canada and the Great Lake states to eastern Montana and central Colorado; south to Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, and Maryland.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Hyllolycaena hyllus
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Observation date: Oct 15, 2019
Submitted by: IKSO_99
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Oct 15, 2019
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 06, 2019
Submitted by: BMcNaught
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 08, 2019
Observation date: Sep 30, 2019
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: TomLally1969
Region: Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Winona County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Livingston County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Sep 24, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Sep 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Gratiot County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 08, 2019
Observation date: Jun 11, 2019
Submitted by: malcolmgold
Region: Cass County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 01, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2019
Observation date: Jul 25, 2019
Submitted by: MaxeyQwH
Region: Perry County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 09, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2018
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 22, 2018
Submitted by: MaxeyQwH
Region: Perry County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 15, 2019
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Feb 16, 2019
Observation date: Sep 05, 2015
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Oct 03, 2018
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 19, 2018
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