TL: USA, California
Habitat
- Forest edges
- Mountain meadows
24-32 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishMakah Copper EnglishMariposa Copper 
FrançaisCuivré tacheté
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Ericaceae Vaccinium cespitosum Dwarf Bilberry
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Lycaena mariposa Reakirt, 1866 Polyommatus mariposa Reakirt, 1866
- Tharsalea (Epidemia) mariposa is a member of the clade Lycaena epixanthe:
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Species Author Tharsalea (Epidemia) dorcas (Kirby, 1837) Tharsalea (Epidemia) dospassosi (McDunnough, 1940) Tharsalea (Epidemia) epixanthe (Boisduval & LeConte, [1835]) Tharsalea (Epidemia) helloides (Boisduval, 1852) Tharsalea (Epidemia) mariposa (Reakirt, 1866) Tharsalea (Epidemia) 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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