American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas
![[American Copper image]](img/010176.jpg "American Copper - Liverpool, NS - 2009-08-10")
Photo © Jim Edsall
Status in Nova Scotia
Generally distributed but seldom numerous.
Flight Period
First brood: early June to mid-July; second brood early August to late September.
Habitat
Fields, roadsides, pastures.
Larval Foodplants
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella), Curled Dock (R. crispus).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
This species is present throughout the Holarctic. In England it is called the Small Copper, and this name is also used sometimes in North American references.
Further Reading
Generally distributed but seldom numerous.
Flight Period
First brood: early June to mid-July; second brood early August to late September.
Habitat
Fields, roadsides, pastures.
Larval Foodplants
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella), Curled Dock (R. crispus).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
This species is present throughout the Holarctic. In England it is called the Small Copper, and this name is also used sometimes in North American references.
Further Reading
- eButterfly site
- Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)
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