Small Copper Butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) {!--작은주홍부전나비--> American copper
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Lepidoptera > Lycaenidae
Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus
Photographer: David Cappaert,
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Jun 2003, Pigeon River, MI.
Location: Michigan, United States
Image Citation:
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The small copper, American copper, or common copper (Lycaena phlaeas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. Lycaena phlaeas is widespread and common across Europe, Asia, and North America, and also found in North Africa south through to Ethiopia.
