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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

American Copper - Lycaena hypophlaeas
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American Copper - Liverpool, NS - 2009-08-10
Photo © Jim Edsall
What's this?
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
Until recently this species was known as Lycaena phlaeas.

Further Reading


American Copper - Sutherland Lake, NS, 2012-08-27
American Copper - Sutherland Lake, NS - 2012-08-27
2012-08-27
Photo © Phil Schappert
American Copper - River Bourgeois, NS, 2012-06-30
American Copper - River Bourgeois, NS - 2012-06-30
2012-06-30
Photo © Rita Viau
American Copper - Spencer's Island, 2012-08-14
American Copper - Spencer's Island - 2012-08-14
2012-08-14
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer