Lycaena dospassosi, the maritime copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Canada.[1]
| Maritime copper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. dospassosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena dospassosi McDunnough, 1940
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The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.[1]
The larvae feed on Potentilla egedii.[1]
Taxonomy edit
It is often treated as a subspecies of Lycaena dorcas.
References edit
- ^ a b c Maritime Copper, Butterflies of Canada
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