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Lycaena hyllus
(Cramer, 1775)
Bronze Copper
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Non-chordate Invertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry
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Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Lycaena
Species:
Lycaena hyllus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern
ME - State Special Concern
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
HABITAT
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Lycaena hyllus