Purple-edged copper
| Purple-edged copper | |
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| Lycaena hippothoe male | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. hippothoe |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe | |
The purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
Egg
Resting position with wings folded
- Length of male: 16–17 mm.
- Period of flight: June–July, one generation, range around 1500 m.
- Plants favoured: Rumex spp. and Polygonum bistorta.
- Home: Western Europe to the region of the river Amur.
Sub-species
- Lycaena hippothoe stiberi (Gerhard, 1853) – Scandinavia, Urals, Siberia.
- Lycaena hippothoe eurydame (Hoffmannsegg, 1806) – Alps.
References
- "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa". Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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