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Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
51.3769, 4.44927
Field Notes
Description:
The forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border. In bright sun it is a very active little butterfly with the males setting up small territories which they will defend vigorously against rival males.
Habitat:
Chalk downlands, heathland, woodland.
Notes:
According to Guppy and Shepard (2001), its specific name 'phlaeas' is said to be derived either from the Greek Phlego, "to burn up" or from the Latin Floreo, "to flourish".
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 19, 2014
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