Lycaena gorgon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. gorgon
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Binomial name | |
Lycaena gorgon (Boisduval, 1852)
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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]
These four subspecies belong to the species Lycaena gorgon:[1]