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Western sorrel copper

Lycaena orus

Photo by Fanie
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Field Notes

Description:

Endemic to South Africa. Male has purple-blue iridescence over the orange upper side (photo 3). Colonies in the Western Cape under threat from alien plant invasions.

Habitat:

Flatlands, hillsides, coast and wetlands.

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Lycaena orus

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PublishedAugust 15, 2013

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