| Lycaena cupreus | (W.H. Edwards, 1870) |
TL: USA, Oregon
29-31 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
English (US)Lustrous Copper
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygonaceae Oxyria digyna Mountain sorrel Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel
- Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus is a member of the clade Lycaena phlaeas:
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Species Author Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus (W.H. Edwards, 1870) Lycaena (Lycaena) kiyokoae Sakai, 1978 Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) Lycaena (Lycaena) sichuanica Bozano & Weidenhoffer, 2001
- 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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