Which Copper, Cyprus (1 Viewer)

[Andy Adcock]

I fished this out of the pool today, looks like Lesser Fiery? The spring brood is tailess, links are just for comparison, the attachment is mine, Small Copper is the only other option.

Lesser Fiery Copper | Cyprus

Lycaena thersamon 27th September 2021. Mandria. Paphos. Cyprus. This is an uncommon and local butterfly of eastern Europe. I spotted this example in flight at a coastal location in western Cyprus, and it led me on a merry chase for around a minute before finally alighting and allowing me to...

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Lesser Fiery Copper

Lesser Fiery Copper The Lesser Fiery Copper is a tiny (2cm) butterfly with beautiful colors and lots of energy. Catching it in the f...

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[Scridifer]

Looks good for L. thersamon to me Andy (I see a lot of them here). Clearly not L. phlaeas and we can also rule out L. tityrus which I would have said was more of a confusion risk.

Chris

 

[Andy Adcock]

Looks good for L. thersamon to me Andy (I see a lot of them here). Clearly not L. phlaeas and we can also rule out L. tityrus which I would have said was more of a confusion risk.

Chris

Many thanks Chris, stuff just keeps dropping in my lap here!

 

[Scridifer]

Many thanks Chris, stuff just keeps dropping in my lap here!

You certainly seem to be doing well!

Chris

 

[Jos Stratford]

Indeed Lesser Fiery Copper, has been slightly more common than Small Copper this week on Cyprus, and seems to have been a bit of an emergence these last two days - quite a few nice fresh ones today