American Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

 

Status: Common

 

Flight Time: Late April - mid June, late June - mid Aug., late Aug. - mid Oct.,
3 broods

 

Habitat: Open disturbed areas, fields and roadsides

 

Adult Food Source: Buttercup (Ranunculus), Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), White Clover (Trifolium repens), Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum laciniatum), Goldenrod (Solidago)

 

Larval Host Plant: Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella), Curly Dock (Rumex crispus)

 

Winter Stage: chrysalis

 

Comments: This species frequently perches on or near the ground and usually only flys a short distance when flushed.