Lycaena mariposa

Mariposa copper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lycaena
Species:	L. mariposa
Binomial name
	Lycaena mariposa; (Reakirt, 1866)
Synonyms
	Polyommatus mariposa Reakirt, 1866; Polyommatus zeroe Boisduval, 1869; Epidemia zeroe Dyar, 1903; Epidemia mariposa Dyar, 1903;

Lycaena mariposa, the mariposa copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the United States.^[2]

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to August.^[2]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium arbuscula and Polygonum douglasii.^[2]^[1]

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