Species: Lycaena mariposa
Mariposa Copper
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Lycaena
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
cuivré tacheté
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
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-09-01
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
FG - 20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles) - FG - Southern Alaska and Queen Charlotte Islands; south in Cascades, Sierra Nevada, to central California, and south in Rockies to central Wyoming.
Global Range Code
FG
Global Range Description
20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)