''Lycaena editha'', known generally as the Edith's copper or great gray copper, is a species of copper in the
butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. It is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Lycaena editha'' is 4254.][
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Subspecies
These six subspecies belong to the species ''Lycaena editha'':
* ''Lycaena editha editha'' (Mead, 1878)
* ''Lycaena editha montana'' Field, 1936
* ''Lycaena editha obscuramaculata'' Austin, 1989
* ''Lycaena editha pseudonexa'' J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
* ''Lycaena editha vanduzeei'' Gunder, 1927
* ''Lycaena editha vurali'' Koçak, 1984
References
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Butterflies described in 1878
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