| Lycaena xanthoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. xanthoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena xanthoides (Boisduval, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lycaena xanthoides, the great copper, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
These three subspecies belong to the species Lycaena xanthoides:
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