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.