TL: The borders of Lake Tahoe, near Carnelian Bay
22-30 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
English (US)Edith's Copper 
FrançaisCuivré d'Edith
- 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 Chrysophanus editha Mead, 1878 Lycaena editha Mead, 1878
- Tharsalea (Chalceria) editha is a member of the clade Lycaena dione:
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Species Author Tharsalea (Chalceria) dione (Scudder, 1868) Tharsalea (Chalceria) editha (Mead, 1878) Tharsalea (Chalceria) xanthoides (Boisduval, 1852) Tharsalea (Epidemia) gorgon (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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