Species: Lycaena editha
Edith's Copper
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Lycaena
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
cuivré d'Édith
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Lycaena - .
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Butterfly, Lycaenidae.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Hosts include Horkelika fusca, H. tenuiloba, genera Rumex and Potentilla.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-08-18
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - Northern Montana south through mountains, including Rockies, and through Great Basin to Nevada and Colorado. Alberta records have not been verified, but the likelihood of finding it in Alberta is high (Layberry et al., 1998).
Global Range Code
H
Global Range Description
>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)