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Lycaena hyllus

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Common NameBronze Copper SeasonalityOne annual brood, the flight peaking in mid July to early August. IdentificationThe large size (wingspan generally 30 to 38 mm) and bright orange, black-spotted forewing underside will distinguish the Bronze from other coppers. There are no named subspecies.
Scientific Name Lycaena hyllus Common Name Bronze Copper Habitat Wetland edges, moist meadows, and sedge fens where dock (Rumex) grows. Seasonality One annual brood, the flight peaking in mid July to early August. Identification The large size (wingspan generally 30 to 38 mm) and bright orange, black-spotted forewing underside will distinguish the Bronze from other coppers. There are no named subspecies. Life History
The eggs, which hibernate, are white or greenish white (Scott 1986). The larva is yellowish green with a dark dorsal stripe (Layberry et al. 1998), and pupae are light brown with dark dots (Scott 1986). The adults…
The eggs, which hibernate, are white or greenish white (Scott 1986). The larva is yellowish green with a dark dorsal stripe (Layberry et al. 1998), and pupae are light brown with dark dots (Scott 1986). The adults perch on tall grasses and sedges (males wait for females), and colonies tend to be localized in distribution.
Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info The larvae feed on a number of species of dock (Rumex spp.), and are usually associated with Rumex crispus, and possibly also feed on smartweed (Polygonum coccineum) (Bird et al. 1995). Range Occurs from the southwestern Northwest Territories south to New Mexico and Oklahoma, east to the Atlantic seaboard. Absent from the western Mountains (Opler 1999).
Lycaena hyllus
Lycaena hyllus

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"Species Details - Lycaena hyllus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2625. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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Specimen Information

There are 22 specimens of this Species.

21 results plotted on map in 11 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM163 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-07-10

UASM164 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1915-07-18

UASM165 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1943-08-10

UASM166 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1940-07-31

UASM167 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1940-07-31

UASM168 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1905-07-28

UASM169 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-07-25

UASM170 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1906-07-26

UASM343 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1913-08-23

UASM344 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake Date Collected1916-08-21

UASM345 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1926-07-10

UASM346 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1926-07-10

UASM20994 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pine Creek Collected ByWolley-Dod, Frederic H. Date Collected1894-07-15

UASM20995 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pine Creek Collected ByWolley-Dod, Frederic H. Date Collected1894-07-16

UASM20996 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby Collected ByBryant, Owen Date Collected1924-07-16

UASM20997 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1916-08-12

UASM20998 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Highland Park Mountain, Michigan Date Collected1908-07-04

UASM25130 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Carseland Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1982-07-23

UASM25131 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Carseland Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1982-07-23

UASM25132 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cochrane Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1985-07-21

BIRD6183 - Lycaena hyllus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Alix Lake Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-07-22

Adult Seasonal Distribution