A Small Copper on the palace grounds at Sacrow
An American Copper on clover in Trustom Pond NWR during the 2008 Audubon Butterfly Count.
The Small Copper, American Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas, is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or Blues family. It is a common and widespread little butterfly easily identifiable in the UK. (There are similar species in continental Europe.)