Where’s Wildlife · Butterfly Field Guide
Lycaena hyllus
Pronounced (approx.): ly-SEE-nuh HILL-us
Look for this copper in wet, grassy openings, where orange wing borders brighten its subdued colors.
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NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA
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Females place eggs singly on host plants. Eggs survive the winter, and caterpillars develop the following growing season. [1]
American Copper is smaller and has a much narrower orange band beneath the hindwing. Gray Copper has a grayish-white underside forewing instead of orange. [1]
Explore reported Bronze Copper sightings. Observation records show where people have documented butterflies and are not a complete range map.
[1] Missouri Department of Conservation — Bronze Copper
Identification, habitat, host plants, feeding, and overwintering biology.