grey copper, great copper (Lycaena dione)

Lycaena dione is a species in the Lycaena genus. It is commonly known as grey copper, great copper This name is accepted name for the species in the family Lycaenidae subfamily Lycaeninae, tribe Lycaenini, . It is in the subgenus Chalceria . This species is found in southern Prairie provinces of Canada and western Ontario south to Texas and east to Illinois and Missouri.