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Iberian Sooty Copper

Lycaena bleusei

Photo by PedroNicolau
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Field Notes

Description:

An endemic species to the Iberian Peninsula, quite difficult to distinguish from L. tityrus.

Notes:

Acobreada-ibérica

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Comments (8)
PedroNicolau
Obrigado Eduardo. Como é que posso saber a distribuição da espécie?
EduardoMarabuto
Bom registo! É uma localização nova para a espécie. :)
mendes.madalena
what a golden spotting! and the upperwings are so beautiful too, well spotted!
Jopy
great series, Pedro! it's very pretty butterfly :)

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PublishedSeptember 21, 2013

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