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Lycaena dospassosi

Maritime copper
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: L. dospassosi
Binomial name
Lycaena dospassosi
McDunnough, 1940

Lycaena dospassosi, the maritime copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern North America.

The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.

The larvae feed on Potentilla egedii.

It is often treated as a subspecies of Lycaena dorcas.



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