Summary ²

The Grey Copper or Great Copper (Lycaena dione) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from the southern Prairie Provinces of Canada and western Ontario south to Texas and east to Illinois and Missouri. There is a disjunct population in southern British Columbia.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Theclinae/Lycaeninae/lycaena_dione/Lycaena_dione_USA_WYOMING_Hot_Springs_Co._Hwy_20_Wind_River_Canyon_24-VII-2011_BROCK_1.JPG
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_dione

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