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Flora & Fauna (media)
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)    Linnaeus (1758)    Hairstreaks and Blues (Lycaenidae)    SCCO    24857
Dukatsommerfugl (dk)   Manto de Oro (es)   Vitfläckig Guldvinge (se)  
Measurements:
WS: 31-34mm
Generations:
1
Flight period:
JFMAMJJASOND 
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Identification:
Life stages:
Distribution:
Europe, Turkey, C Asia and Mongolia.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Status:
Declining in Denmark, but still rather common in C Jutland and Zealand.
Comment:
Scarce Copper 936    (4 photos)
2022-07-12    Horna Grushåla (Åhus), Sweden

Imago ♂

A constant beauty!




Scarce Copper 1093    (2 photos)
2022-08-20    Grib Skov (nordsjælland), Denmark

Imago ♂
I think it is a male, seeing a clean upperside through the backlit underside.

Actually my first self-found in Denmark. Meaning finding it at a location where I didn't know it could be found. And a bit unusual this behavior, flying slowly along the trail, and then perching rather high up, in a fir.




Scarce Copper 1943    (2 photos)
2023-07-25    Tibirke Bakker, Denmark

Imago ♂




Scarce Copper 2056    (1 photos)
2023-07-27    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago ♀




Scarce Copper 2057    (2 photos)
2023-07-27    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago ♂
On Ragwort [Eng-Brandbæger]



Scarce Copper 2058    (2 photos)
2023-07-27    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago ♂
On Ragwort [Eng-Brandbæger]



Scarce Copper 2059    (2 photos)
2023-07-27    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago ♀




Scarce Copper 2060    (2 photos)
2023-07-27    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago
On Sorrel [Almindelig Syre].



Scarce Copper 2061    (1 photos)
2023-07-27    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago
On Ragwort [Eng-Brandbæger]



Scarce Copper 2100    (1 photos)
2023-07-28    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago ♂

A few seen today.




Scarce Copper 2101    (1 photos)
2023-07-28    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago ♂




Scarce Copper 2141    (2 photos)
2023-08-05    Voervadsbro (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago ♀




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