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American Copper

Lycaena hypophlaeas

Classification

Class
Insecta

Lycaena phlaeas, the small copper, American copper, or common copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. According to Guppy and Shepard (2001), its specific name phlaeas is said to be derived either from the Greek φλέγω (phlégo), "to burn up", or from the Latin floreo, "to flourish". Description The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 6,200Canada · 782