Lycaena rubidus

Ruddy copper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: L. rubidus
Binomial name
Lycaena rubidus
(Behr, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chrysophanus rubidus Behr, 1866
  • Chalceria cupreus Dyar, 1903
  • Lycaena cupreus
  • Lycaena sirius Edwards, 1871

Lycaena rubidus, the ruddy copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the western mountains of North America.[2]

The wingspan is 28–32 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to early August.[2]

The larvae feed on Rumex hymenosepalus, R. triangularis, and R. venosus.[1][2]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 Lycaena at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. 1 2 3 Ruddy Copper, Butterflies of Canada
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