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Lycaena Alaica
''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipodolycaena''. Many formerly independent genera are now subsumed within ''Lycaena''; the genus ''Gaiedes'' may also belong here. Many of the subgenera, species groups and species listed here may be synonyms. Species Listed alphabetically within groups: funet.fi Subgenus ''Tharsalea'' Scudder, 1876: *'' Lycaena arota'' (Boisduval, 1852) – tailed copper Subgenus ''Chalceria'' Scudder, 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Virgaureae
The scarce copper (''Lycaena virgaureae'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae (copper or gossamer-winged butterflies). Appearance The lower surfaces of the back wings are yellowish and have only a few black dots; there are characteristic white marks in the immediate vicinity of these. The species exhibits one kind of sexual dimorphism: male butterflies are colored bright gold-red on the upper side of wing, while the females have broader orange wings with a dark design. Life cycle A generation appears from mid-July to mid-September. Eggs are laid on dried-out plant parts, for example on dry sorrel stems. The eggs are white in color and somewhat larger than those of other ''Lycaena'' species. The caterpillars are green and nocturnal and eat sorrel. ''Lycaena virgaureae'' is the only species of this genus whose eggs last over the winter. The butterflies feed on blossoms of such plants as the ground-elder, ''Eupatorium'', ''Valeriana'', and burnet saxifrage. Habitat ''Lycaena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Xanthoides
''Lycaena xanthoides'', the great copper, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl .... It is found in North America. Subspecies These three subspecies belong to the species ''Lycaena xanthoides'': * ''Lycaena xanthoides nigromaculata'' J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998 * ''Lycaena xanthoides obsolescens'' J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998 * ''Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides'' (Boisduval, 1852) References Further reading * Lycaena Articles created by Qbugbot Butterflies described in 1852 {{lycaeninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Feredayi
''Lycaena feredayi'', the glade copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December and from February to the beginning of April. Identification Species description Glade copper butterflies are primarily orange in colour with black outlines and lines on the wings. They have striped antennae as well as coloured edges of their wings. Between male and female sexes there is no noticeable physical distinction. They can only be differentiated by the shape of the abdomen observed in the field (Flux, 2012). Although at their younger stages they look identical, as opposed to the other species of Copper Butterflies, its wing patterns as well as its colouring do not vary much and remain fairly consistent (Gibbs 1980). Range Natural global range Glade Coppers are endemic to New Zealand (they are not naturally found elsewhere). New Zealand range As their common name would sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Boldenarum
''Lycaena boldenarum'', the boulder copper, is a species of butterfly which is endemism, endemic to New Zealand, it is found on both North Island and South Island in a wide variety of open habitats including grassland, shingle and sand dunes. They are normally only active in bright sunny conditions and their flight is usually low to the ground. The ''boldenarum'' part of the species name given by the Scottish entomologist Adam White (zoologist), Adam White in honour of his first wife, Helen and her sister Frances, whose maiden name was Bolden. It shares the Māori language, Maori name ''pepe para riki'' with two Congener (biology), congeners the common copper (''Lycaena salustius'') and the glade copper (''Lycaena feredayi''). Description The wingspan is 17–27 mm and this is the second smallest species of butterfly found in New Zealand, the southern blue (''Zizina otis oxleyi'') being the smallest. The underside of the hindwings of ''Lycaena boldenarum'' vary in their mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Hermes
''Lycaena hermes'', the Hermes copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mexico and southern California in the United States. It is known from a small number of areas. Forest fires in the San Diego area in 2003 and 2007 destroyed most of the populations. The habitat disturbance that occurred in 2003 and 2007 were two wildfires in San Diego, California, which led to the dispersal of the Hermes copper butterfly. Reconciliation was necessary in order to avoid extinction and negative impacts associated with inbreeding. The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside of the wings is brown with an orange area, which is bordered by black dots. The underside of the wings is bright yellow with black dots. The larvae feed on ''Rhamnus crocea ''Rhamnus crocea'', the spiny redberry, is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. There are two subspecies: ''Rhamnus crocea'' subsp. ''crocea'' (redberry buckthorn) and ''Rhamnus crocea'' subsp. ''pilosa'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Mariposa
''Lycaena mariposa'', the mariposa copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the United States.Mariposa Copper Butterflies of Canada The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is 23–28 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to August.
The larvae feed on '' Vaccinium arbuscula'' an ...
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Lycaena Nivalis
''Lycaena nivalis'', the lilac-bordered copper or nivalis copper, at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera is a of the family . It is found in the western mountains of North America.Lilac-bordered Copper Butterflies of Canada The wingspan
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Lycaena Helloides
''Lycaena helloides'', the purplish copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from the Great Lakes area to British Columbia, south to Baja California. The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The upper surface of the males is brown with a purple iridescence, while females are more orange. The hindwings of both males and females have a broad orange band at the margin. Adults are generally on wing from May to July and again from August to October in two generations per year, although up to four generations per year may occur at some locations. In the northern part of the range, there is one generation with adults on wing from July to August. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Polygonum'', '' Rumex'', and sometimes ''Potentilla ''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 300Guillén, A., et al. (2005)Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of ''Potentilla'' L. (Rosaceae).''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 1(6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Epixanthe
''Lycaena epixanthe'', the bog copper or cranberry-bog copper, is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Adults like to sip drops of dew clinging to leaves and almost exclusively nectar on their host plant, cranberries. Because of this, bog coppers will spend their entire lives within the area of a single acid bog.Rick Cech and Guy Tudor (2005). ''Butterflies of the East Coast''. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. Even though their flight is weak and close to the ground, bog coppers are hard to catch because of the habitat in which they live.Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). ''Butterflies of North America''. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. Also, 85% of the bog coppers life span is spent in the egg. It is listed as a species of special concern in the US state of Connecticut. Description The bog copper is the smallest North American copper. The upper side of the males wings is dark gray-brown with a purplish sheen (it glows under UV light ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Dospassosi
''Lycaena dospassosi'', the maritime copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Canada.Maritime Copper Butterflies of Canada The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.
The larvae feed on '' Potentilla egedii''.
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Lycaena Dorcas
''Lycaena dorcas'' is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies. Its common names include dorcas copper and cinquefoil copper. The species was first described by William Kirby in 1837. It is native to North America. The species '' L. dospassosi'' was once included in ''L. dorcas''. Description The top side is brown. The male has a blue-purple iridescence and the female has a few lighter areas. The male is similar in coloration to that of '' L. helloides''. The hindwings have red-orange spots on the border. The underside is brown with a slight orange tint. The wingspan is . The caterpillar is pale green with a single dark green dorsal line and faint white bands. Range and habitat ''L. dorcas'' occurs as far north as boreal Alaska and south to Washington in the west and the Great Lakes region in the east. There is an isolated population in Maine. Its habitat includes bogs and old overgrown fields. Life cycle There is one flight between June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Hyllus
''Lycaena hyllus'', the bronze copper, is a butterfly of the lycaenids family found in North America.Jim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.''Lycaena hyllus'' Butterflies of Canada Description The upperside has a brown background with golden zig-zag borders along the margins of the hindwings. Females have lighter areas in the forewings with several dark spots within the lighter areas. The undersides are primarily white with dark spots and underlying orange areas. The wingspan is 23 to 38 mm.Range It is widespread from to northern |
