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Gorgon Copper (Tharsalea gorgon)

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Lycaena gorgon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species:
L. gorgon
Binomial name
Lycaena gorgon
(Boisduval, 1852)

Lycaena gorgon, known generally as the gorgon copper or stream water-crowfoot, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

This butterfly is found in foothills, including chaparral, woodland, and canyons. Its host plant is Eriogonum nudum, and adults feed on flowers of that plant in addition to a variety of others, including milkweed and Eriophyllum lanatum. There is a single annual brood lasting between March and July.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Lycaena gorgon is 4255.[5]

Gorgon copper, Lycaena gorgon

Subspecies

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These four subspecies belong to the species Lycaena gorgon:[1]

  • Lycaena gorgon dorothea J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Lycaena gorgon gorgon (Boisduval, 1852)
  • Lycaena gorgon jacquelineae J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Lycaena gorgon micropunctata J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lycaena gorgon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Lycaena gorgon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Lycaena gorgon | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site". butterfly.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lycaena gorgon". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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