Ruddy Copper
Lycaena rubidus (Behr, 1866)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Identification: Upperside of male bright red-orange; female duller orange-brown to dark brown. Underside of both sexes gray-white to gray-yellow; hindwing with or without muted black spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 5/8 inches (2.9 - 4.1 cm).
Life History: Males perch in open areas and along streams or gulches to watch for females. Eggs are laid singly on or near the base of the host plant. Eggs hibernate.
Flight: One flight from June-July at lower elevations; from July-August at higher elevations.
Caterpillar Hosts: Dock (Rumex) species in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Dry gravelly or sandy areas such as arid streamsides, sagebrush, scrub, dry fields, alluvial washes.
Range: British Columbia east to North Dakota; south to central California, and northern New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required. Nature Conservancy Rank: G-5, Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
NCGR:
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Lycaena rubida
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2009
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
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Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
Observation date: Jul 11, 1986
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Amador County, California, United States
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Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
Observation date: Jul 22, 1993
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jun 18, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 01, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 17, 1917
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. A. Comstock)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 03, 1961
Submitted by: ray.stanford@st... (Ray Stanford)
Region: Fresno County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 12, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 05, 1978
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 17, 2000
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 05, 1985
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 24, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Langston& J. Vernon)
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Robert Langston)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jun 21, 1986
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 15, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bruce & Bret Boyd)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (George T. Austin)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 21, 1986
Submitted by: Norbert Kondla (Norbert Kondla)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 23, 1992
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 16, 2000
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Sep 01, 1965
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 09, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 24, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Phil Nordin)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 18, 1929
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bert Walker)
Region: Madera County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 05, 1989
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
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