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Sooty Copper

Lycaena tityrus

Photo by Jopy
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43.6162, 17.6173

Field Notes

Description:

Family Lycaenidae
The wingspan is 28–30 millimetres

Habitat:

mountain meadow, 1900 m/asl

Species ID Suggestions

Purple-edged Copper

Lycaena hippothoe

Comments (7)

This is either Lycaena alciphron or L. hippothoe, never L. tityrus which has a different shade on the underside and 4 central spots on the hindwing. They are to be found on different habitats, if on wet meadows it should be L. hippothoe, dry scrubland or xerophilous meadows should indicate L. alciphron. I am leaning towards L. hippothoe but definitely an upperside picture would help.
Thanks! I searched a lot about this butterfly, and according to black spots on margin of underside of fore wings, I think it's Lycaena tityrus...
I agree Lycaena sp., but I can't tell you more without a n open wing shot. Could be Tityrus or Alciphron. Orange and brown are both, no we should exactly now where and how large these color parts would be.
thanks, Marta, it wasn't blue, it was orange and brown, I think it's Lycaena tityrus...
Pretty! It could be a type of copper butterfly from the Lycaena genus. Was it blue in the inner wings?
haha iskreno, znam koji su svi koje sam stavila, ali sam preumorna ;) budem sutra...
e ovo je ipak previse za nekog ko s leptirima nije na ti ;D

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