Purplish Copper - Female
 
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: Sept. 10, 2006		  
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Purplish Copper- female dorsal
Common Name:  Purplish Copper

Latin Name:  Lycaena helloides, Boisduval, 1852
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Wingspan:  25 - 30 mm

Range:  Southern half of Alberta

Habitat:  Prairies and aspen parkland

Time of year seen: May to October

Caterpillar's Diet: Dock, Knotweed and Low Willowherb

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