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Madeira Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas phlaeoides

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Field Notes

Description:

small butterfly (about 4 cm wingspan), orange and black patterns, on the inside of the wings, on the outside it was dark brown.
sorry I didn´t get a better shot... this little fella is hard to ID

Habitat:

Mountains, Madeira

Notes:

@ monkey

Species ID Suggestions

Common Copper ?

Lycaena phlaeas?
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Portugal's Biodiversity
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European Butterflies and Moths
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PublishedOctober 24, 2011

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