American Copper

Photo by John Landers

Size - 20 to 30 mm.

On the wing - July until September.

Range - Primarily Ontario to Nova Scotia. Yukon, B.C. and Alberta in the West.

Host plants - Sheep Sorrel or Curled Dock.

Favourite habitat - Open areas and woodlands.

Special notes - Similar to the Bronze Copper but much smaller and the more distinctive mottled forewing. As adults they visit goldenrod and other flowers.

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