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Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Description:

The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border. Some females also have a row of blue spots inside the orange border and are known as form caeruleopunctata. The undersides are patterned in a similar way but are paler. The black spots on the forewings are outlined in yellow and the dark colouring is replaced by a pale brownish, gray. The hindwings are the same brown/grey colour with small black dots and a narrow orange border. The caterpillars (larvae) are usually green, but some have a purple stripe down the middle of the back and along each side. (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

It is found in a wide variety range of habitats from chalk downlands, heathland, woodland clearings to churchyards and waste ground in cities. (Wikipedia)

Notes:

A male small copper in Stavropotamos (Kastoria, Greece).

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2 Comments

KostasZontanos
KostasZontanos 9 years ago

Thanks Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Lovely series!

KostasZontanos
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KostasZontanos

Δήμος Καστοριάς, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

Spotted on Aug 24, 2014
Submitted on Aug 24, 2014

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