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Scarce Copper

Lycaena virgaureae

Habitat:

Prairies montagneuses

2 Species ID Suggestions

TampaDave
TampaDave 12 years ago
Scarce Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Scarce copper
TampaDave
TampaDave 12 years ago
Large Copper
Lycaena dispar Large Copper


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2 Comments

TampaDave
TampaDave 12 years ago

I think my large copper ID is a mistake. The black spots on the back look more like the scarce copper.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

The flower looks like an achillea. I don't know the butterfly. La fleur pourrait être une achillée. Je ne connais pas le papillon.

Stéphane
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Stéphane

Midi-Pyrénées, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Aug 3, 2010
Submitted on May 10, 2011

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