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Standardized Common North American Butterfly Names

Swallowtails Whites Coppers Blues Nymphs 1 Satyrs Skippers 1
Parnassians Sulphurs Hairstreaks Metalmarks Nymphs 2 Danaids Skippers 2

Coppers

Scientific Name US Common Name Canada Common Name
Feniseca tarquinius Harvester Harvester
     
COPPERS    
Lycaena arota arota Tailed Copper  
Lycaena arota virginiensis Nevada Tailed Copper  
Lycaena arota nubila Cloudy Tailed Copper  
Lycaena arota schellbachi Schellbach’s Tailed Copper  
Lycaena phlaeas hypophlaeas Eastern American Copper Eastern American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas alpestris Sierra American Copper  
Lycaena phlaeas feildeni Yellowish American Copper Yellowish American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas arethusa Dusky American Copper Dusky American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas arctodon Beartooth American Copper  
Lycaena phlaeas ?   Alaskan American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas ?   ? American Copper
Lycaena cuprea cuprea Lustrous Copper  
Lycaena cuprea snowi   Snow’s Lustrous Copper
Lycaena cuprea henryae Henry’s Lustrous Copper Henry’s Lustrous Copper
Lycaena cuprea artemisia ? Copper  
Lycaena cuprea lapidicola Sierra Lustrous Copper  
Lycaena mariposa mariposa Mariposa Copper Mariposa Copper
Lycaena mariposa charlottensis Northern Copper Northern Copper
Lycaena mariposa penroseae Penrose’s Copper Penrose’s Copper
Lycaena nivalis nivalis Lilac-bordered Copper  
Lycaena nivalis bichroma ? Lilac Copper  
Lycaena nivalis warnermontana Warner Mountain’s Copper  
Lycaena nivalis browni Brown’s Lilac Copper Brown’s Lilac Copper
Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper Purplish Copper
Lycaena dospassosi   Maritime Copper
Lycaena dorcas dorcas Dorcas Copper Dorcas Copper
Lycaena dorcas florus Florus Copper Florus Copper
Lycaena dorcas arcticus Arctic Copper Arctic Copper
Lycaena dorcas claytoni Clayton’s Dorcas Copper Clayton’s Dorcas Copper
Lycaena dorcas castro Rocky Mountain Copper  
Lycaena dorcas megaloceras Bighorn Copper  
Lycaena epixanthe epixanthe Bog Copper Bog Copper
Lycaena epixanthe phaedra Newfoundland Bog Copper Newfoundland Bog Copper
Lycaena epixanthe michiganensis Michigan Cranberry Copper Michigan Cranberry Copper
Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides Great Copper  
Lycaena xanthoides obsolescens Pale Great Copper  
Lycaena xanthoides  ? ? Copper  
Lycaena xanthoides nigromaculata Large-spotted Great Copper  
Lycaena dione Gray Copper Gray Copper
Lycaena editha editha Edith’s Copper  
Lycaena editha montana Montana Copper Montana Copper
Lycaena editha nevadensis ? Copper  
Lycaena editha obsuramacualta ? Copper  
Lycaena editha pseudonexa ? Copper  
Lycaena gorgon gorgon Gorgon Copper  
Lycaena gorgon dorothea ? Dorothy Allyn’s Copper  
Lycaena gorgon micropunctata Small-spotted Gorgon Copper  
Lycaena gorgon jacquelinae ? Jackie Miller’s Copper  
Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper Bronze Copper
Lycaena rubida rubida Ruddy Copper  
Lycaena rubida duofacies Idaho Ruddy Copper  
Lycaena rubida perkinsorum Perkins’ Ruddy Copper (? BC)
Lycaena rubida longi Long’s RuddyCopper  
Lycaena rubida sirius Sirius Ruddy Copper Sirius Copper
Lycaena rubida monachensis Monache Ruddy Copper  
Lycaena rubida incana ? Ruddy Copper  
Lycaena ferrisi Ferris’s Copper  
Lycaena heteronea heteronea Blue Copper Blue Copper
Lycaena heteronea clara Bright Blue Copper  
Lycaena heteronea submaculata Obsolescent Blue Copper  
Lycaena heteronea rava ? Blue Copper  
Lycaena heteronea rutila ? Blue Copper  
Lycaena heteronea klotsi Klots’ Blue Copper  
Lycaena heteronea gravenotata ? Blue Copper  
Lycaena heteronea northi ? Blue Copper  
Lycaena hermes Hermes Copper