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Species Details

Lycaena rubida

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Common NameRuddy Copper SeasonalityOne brood annually, flying mostly in July. IdentificationThe bright, golden-brassy upperside and light grey underside with reduced or absent markings distinguish this species. The females are less metallic than the males, with well-developed submarginal and discal spots on the upperside. Subspecies siria (= sirius) occurs in AB (Bird et al. 1995).

Scientific Name Lycaena rubida Common Name Ruddy Copper Habitat Prairie sand dunes, badlands and sparsely vegetated grasslands. Seasonality One brood annually, flying mostly in July. Identification
The bright, golden-brassy upperside and light grey underside with reduced or absent markings distinguish this species. The females are less metallic than the males, with well-developed submarginal and discal spots on…
The bright, golden-brassy upperside and light grey underside with reduced or absent markings distinguish this species. The females are less metallic than the males, with well-developed submarginal and discal spots on the upperside. Subspecies siria (= sirius) occurs in AB (Bird et al. 1995).
Life History
The immature stages of Canadian populations are undescribed; in the US, larvae are brown with a yellow-edged, dark red dorsal stripe (Scott 1986). Adult males are territorial, and vigorously chase other butterflies (Bird…
The immature stages of Canadian populations are undescribed; in the US, larvae are brown with a yellow-edged, dark red dorsal stripe (Scott 1986). Adult males are territorial, and vigorously chase other butterflies (Bird et al. 1995).
Conservation Occurs locally in specialized habitats; of limited distribution in Canada. Diet Info The larval foodplant is unconfirmed in Canada, but adults are associated with Sand Dock (Rumex venosus) in Saskatchewan (Hooper 1973). Adults nectar at sunflowers (Helianthus) (Bird et al. 1995). Range
In Canada, the Ruddy Copper is found only in the arid grasslands of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan (Layberry et al. 1998). It ranges south through the Great Plains to New Mexico, west to California and southeast…
In Canada, the Ruddy Copper is found only in the arid grasslands of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan (Layberry et al. 1998). It ranges south through the Great Plains to New Mexico, west to California and southeast Washington state (Opler 1999).
Lycaena rubida
Lycaena rubida
Lycaena rubida

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"Species Details - Lycaena rubida, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2628/9-27828. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 15 specimens of this Species.

15 results plotted on map in 5 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM171 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-07-20

UASM172 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-07-11

UASM173 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-07-18

UASM174 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-07-18

UASM175 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-07-11

UASM176 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1943-07-18

UASM177 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1943-07-19

UASM178 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1943-07-18

UASM179 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1943-07-18

UASM196 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-07-18

UASM21002 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByTinkham, E. R. Date Collected1926-07-11

UASM21003 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByTinkham, E. R. Date Collected1926-07-11

UASM25119 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Brooks Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected2000-07-12

UASM25120 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected2000-06-26

UASM33504 - Lycaena rubida

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Brooks Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected2000-07-13

Adult Seasonal Distribution