''Lycaena xanthoides'', the great 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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Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species ''Lycaena xanthoides'':
* ''Lycaena xanthoides nigromaculata'' J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
* ''Lycaena xanthoides obsolescens'' J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
* ''Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides'' (Boisduval, 1852)
References
Further reading
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Butterflies described in 1852
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