Tharsalea editha | (Mead, 1878) |
TL: The borders of Lake Tahoe, near Carnelian Bay
22-30 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English (US)
Edith's Copper
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rosaceae Horkelia fusca Pinewoods horkelia Rosaceae Horkelia tenuiloba Santa Rosa horkelia Rosaceae Potentilla Cinquefoil
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Lycaena editha Mead, 1878
- Tharsalea editha is a member of the clade Lycaena dione:
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Species Author Tharsalea dione (Scudder, 1868) Tharsalea editha (Mead, 1878) Tharsalea gorgon (Boisduval, 1852) Tharsalea xanthoides (Boisduval, 1852)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland North American Moth Photographers Group
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