Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus), male 
Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois 
June 6, 2003  

Bronze Coppers are common at Fermilab near wetlands and ponds at various times in the summer.  

Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus), male 
Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois 
July 29, 2003 

This was one of a group of Bronze Coppers seen in the Main Injector wetland mitigation area. 
 

Bronze Copper





Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus), male 

Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois 
August 28, 2007

Note the span of the season for Bronze Coppers, reflected in the dates for this and the above two photos. 
Bronze Copper female
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus), female 
Nelson Lake Marsh, Kane County, Illinois 
August 12, 2009 

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