Bronze Copper

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Occurrence	Primarily Middlesex County - resident
Abundance	Rare
Flight Period	Mid-June to mid-October
Notes	A very scarce and almost assuredly truly rare MA butterfly
Overwintering	Egg
More info	Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website
More info	Butterflies of Massachusetts Website

Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

Bronze Copper

Photo by Frank Model - 9/5/2007
Wayland Community Gardens, Wayland
Female

Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

Bronze Copper

Photo by Frank Model - 10/4/2007
Wayland Community Gardens, Wayland
Male

Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

Bronze Copper

Photo by Frank Model - 10/4/2007
Wayland Community Gardens, Wayland
Male

Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

Bronze Copper

Photo by Tom Whelan - 10/15/2006
Nine Acre Corner, Concord

Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

Bronze Copper

Photo by Tom Whelan - 10/19/2006
Nine Acre Corner, Concord
Female

Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

Bronze Copper

Photo by Tom Whelan - 9/9/2006
Wayland
Female