Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
Female - North Gower, ON 2011/06/26
Ottawa, ON 2010/08/03
Ottawa, ON 2015/08/05
Male - Lombardy, ON 2011/08/07
Member of Family: Lycaenidae
French common name: Bronzé
On iNaturalist, the scientific name has been updated to Tharsalea hyllus.
This is the largest of the Gossamer Winged Butterflies found in the Maritimes.
For more info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada