Small copper butterfly  (Lycaena phlaeus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Lycaenidae
Genus Lycaena
Size Wingspan: 24 – 30 mm
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Status

Common (not threatened – Europe).