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Insects
Bright copper-orange forewings speckled black on a thumbnail butterfly.
Field facts
HabitatDry disturbed ground, old fields, gravel
RangeStatewide, local
When to lookMay to September
StatusSecure, local (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesBronze Copper, Pearl Crescent
Field note: Fiercely territorial for something the size of a fingernail.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Sheep sorrel hosts it; leave gravelly waste ground unsprayed.
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