Similar Species
Similar species in the Bog Copper's range include the Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides) and the Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas).
The Purplish Copper is larger, the female has a lot of orange on the upper side, and both sexes have a conspicuous orange submarginal line on the upper side of the hind wing.
The Dorcas is larger, the male has more black spots on the upper side, the female has more orange on the upper side, and the underside of the wings is pinkish-brown or tan with a red-orange hind wing submarginal line.
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