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Sooty cooper

Lycaena tityrus

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Description:

About 25mm in body length.

Habitat:

Periphery of Geneva, rural suburbs. Fields of corn, wheat and sunflower; here on fallow lands.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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MelindaKiser
MelindaKiser 6 years ago
Sooty Copper
Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper - Lycaena tityrus - Media


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3 Comments

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 6 years ago

Thanks Melinda and Stacy

MelindaKiser
MelindaKiser 6 years ago

That is an absolutely stunning butterfly~!

staccyh
staccyh 6 years ago

What a gorgeous butterfly! Lovely series of photos, thanks for sharing with us!

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Jul 14, 2017
Submitted on Jul 15, 2017

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