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    • Small Copper
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    • Lycaena phlaeas

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What

American copper Lycaena phlaeas americana

Observer

hartvillestuff

Date

May 18, 2012
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What

Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Observer

cyric

Date

Sep 23, 2006

Place

Sacrow (Google, OSM)

Description

A Small Copper on the palace grounds at Sacrow

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What

Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Observer

cyric

Date

Jul 12, 2008

Description

An American Copper on clover in Trustom Pond NWR during the 2008 Audubon Butterfly Count.

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Description from Wikipedia

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.)

No range data available.