American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas feildeni, Specimen
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Male-Dorsal
Located by Jack Harry, 21 July 2009
Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada

Female-Dorsal
Jack Harry Extracted ovum, Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada
Host used was Rumex acetosa - Emerged 5 September 2009


Male-Ventral
Located by Jack Harry, 21 July 2009
Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada


Female-Dorsal
Jack Harry Extracted ovum, Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada
Host used was Rumex acetosa - Emerged 5 September 2009




PHOTO 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

PHOTOS OF ADULTS
Photos of  butterflies located by Jack Harry

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.

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