Small copper butterfly  (Lycaena phlaeus)

One of the UK’s smaller butterflies, the small copper makes up for its diminutive size by being one of the most territorial and aggressive in the family. The butterfly is extremely variable in its colouration, but most specimens are a dark burnished orange with darker bronze upper hindwings and bands at the end of the upper forewings. There are also bronze-coloured spots on the upper forewings and, though difficult to see in the field, some individuals have small patches of sapphire blue scales on the upper hindwing.