Lycaena gorgon, known generally as the gorgon copper or stream water-crowfoot, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
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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. gorgon
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena gorgon (Boisduval, 1852)
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This butterfly is found in foothills, including chaparral, woodland, and canyons. Its host plant is Eriogonum nudum, and adults feed on flowers of that plant in addition to a variety of others, including milkweed and Eriophyllum lanatum. There is a single annual brood lasting between March and July.[4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Lycaena gorgon is 4255.[5]
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Subspecies
editThese four subspecies belong to the species Lycaena gorgon:[1]
- Lycaena gorgon dorothea J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
- Lycaena gorgon gorgon (Boisduval, 1852)
- Lycaena gorgon jacquelineae J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
- Lycaena gorgon micropunctata J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
References
edit- ^ a b "Lycaena gorgon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Lycaena gorgon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Lycaena gorgon species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Lycaena gorgon | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site". butterfly.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lycaena gorgon". Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading
edit- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
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