TL: USA, California, Sierra County, Gold Lake
25-35 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishLilac-bordered Copper 
English (US)Nivalis Copper
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygalaceae Polygonum douglasii Douglas's knotweed
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Lycaena nivalis Boisduval, 1869
- Tharsalea nivalis is a member of the clade Lycaena epixanthe:
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Species Author Tharsalea dorcas (Kirby, 1837) Tharsalea dospassosi (McDunnough, 1940) Tharsalea epixanthe (Boisduval & LeConte, [1835]) Tharsalea helloides (Boisduval, 1852) Tharsalea mariposa (Reakirt, 1866) Tharsalea nivalis (Boisduval, 1869)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland 
Butterflies of Canada North American Moth Photographers Group
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |