Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Small Copper

06/20Posted in Butterflies, InsectsTagged Butterflies, Insects, Nature, Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas, Wildlife39 Comments

Lycaena phlaeas – One of my favourite of the small butterflies, but one I see much too infrequently here. But thankfully, according to Butterfly Conservation, its priority is low and it is not threatened here in Britain or across Europe as a whole. I came across this one in a local field settled on Oxeye Daisy.

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Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

05/18Posted in Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Butterflies, Insect Macro, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife PhotographyTagged Insect Macro, Insects, Lepidoptera, Lycaena phlaeas, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Small Copper, Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography15 Comments

I haven’t seen this trully beautiful small butterfly for some years around here, in fact the last time I photographed it was 10 years to the month. It was certainly making the most of this White Clover.