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Scarce Copper

Lycaena virgaureae

Photo by Stéphane
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Habitat:

Prairies montagneuses

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Scarce copper

Species ID Suggestions

Large Copper

Lycaena dispar

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TampaDave
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Scarce Copper

Lycaena virgaureae

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TampaDave
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Comments (2)
TampaDave
I think my large copper ID is a mistake. The black spots on the back look more like the scarce copper.
DanielePralong
The flower looks like an achillea. I don't know the butterfly. La fleur pourrait être une achillée. Je ne connais pas le papillon.

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