| Maritime copper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Canada.
The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.
The larvae feed on Potentilla egedii.
Taxonomy
It is often treated as a subspecies of Lycaena dorcas.
References
- ^ Maritime Copper, Butterflies of Canada
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lycaena dospassosi | |
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