Bronze Copper - Tharsalea hyllus
![[Bronze Copper image]](img/010160.jpg "Bronze Copper - Wallace Bay NWA, NS - 2011-07-06")
Photo © Jim Edsall
Status in Nova Scotia
Rare. The Maritimes Butterfly Atlas S-rank for this species is "S2: Rare: May be vulnerable to extirpation due to rarity or other factors (6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals)".
Flight Period
Late June to late August. Two broods. Very few records.
Habitat
Wet meadows, marshes.
Larval Foodplants
Curled Dock (Rumex crispus), Water Dock (R. orbiculatus), Knotweed (Polygonum spp.).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
Until recently this species was known as Lycaena hyllus.
Rare. The Maritimes Butterfly Atlas S-rank for this species is "S2: Rare: May be vulnerable to extirpation due to rarity or other factors (6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals)".
Flight Period
Late June to late August. Two broods. Very few records.
Habitat
Wet meadows, marshes.
Larval Foodplants
Curled Dock (Rumex crispus), Water Dock (R. orbiculatus), Knotweed (Polygonum spp.).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.
Notes
Until recently this species was known as Lycaena hyllus.
We found this species in a wet field at Oakfield, Halifax Co. in the 1980s. Since this sighting was very close to the main rail line into NS, they may have arrived via train. More recent records have been from locations near the border with New Brunswick.
Further Reading
- eButterfly.org: Nova Scotia records, Canada records
- iNaturalist.org: 44 Nova Scotia records, 4019 North America records
- The Butterflies of Canada
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