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Small Copper Butterfly
Lycaena phlaeas
37.7785, 27.3005
Field Notes
Description:
This butterfly is also know as American Copper or Common Copper Butterfly. The main part of the upper wings are a lovely copper colour with dark spots and a dark edge, where as the lower wings are dark blackish almost dark blue in colour with a copper edge.
Habitat:
This one came to rest on our Basil plant, where it stayed opening and closing its wings for sometime. I have seen several of them around our garden here in Turkey.
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Lycaena phlaeas
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedJune 3, 2014
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