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Copper Lycaena phlaeas feildeni Adult Female Emerging |
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Details - ©Nicky Davis LOCATION: Female located by Jack Harry at Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory, Canada, July 2009 lat 63.76, lon -68.52 ELEVATION: 278 feet Butterfly eclosed 5:24 P.M. 21 August 2009. It seemed to like hanging upside down on the twig. OVA Females oviposited on Alpine Mountain Sorrel, Oxyria digyna LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: unknown, these were chilled toretard rate of development Larva: 14 to 19 days including the pre-pupa stage Pupa: 6-7 days Adult: unknown Broods: 1 brood for this ssp. but several in other ssp. in different locations depending on hours of sunlight and temperature determining availability of host plants. per "Butterflies of North America" James A. Scott. Hibernation: Overwinter as half grown larvae per "Butterflies of North America" James A. Scott. Larval Host Plant I fed them Curly Dock, Rumex crispus
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