TL: USA, California, Butte County
32-38 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
English (US)Gorgon Copper
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygalaceae Eriogonum nudum Naked buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum elongatum
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Lycaena gorgon Boisduval, 1852
- Tharsalea gorgon 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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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |