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Lycaena phlaeas - female #53951312
Description
The small copper, American copper, or the common copper (Lycaena phlaeas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. According to Guppy and Shepard (2001), its specific name phlaeas is said to be derived either from the Greek Phlego, to burn up or from the Latin Floreo, to flourish.