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Bronze Copper

Photo by Jay Cossey

Size - 25 to 40 mm.

On the wing - June to mid September.

Range - West of the Rocky Mountains to Quebec and the east coast in the US.

Host plants - The larvae feed on Curled Dock, Water Dock and knotweed.

Favourite habitat - It likes wet areas such as meadows and marshlands where it can find flowers to feed on.

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