lepidoptera.online © 2017 Adriaan van Os - Butterflies and Moths of South-West Europe
Diurna,
Lycaenidae,
Lycaeninae
• Scarce Copper - Lycaena virgaureae
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photo A050033, © Adriaan van Os, Corsavy 24-07-2017, altitude 1100 m, ♂ Lycaena virgaureae
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Lycaena virgaureae (Scarce Copper) resembles Lycaena hippothoe (Purple-edged Copper).
Also see
butterfliesoffrance.com,
pyrgus.de,
the GfS distribution map and
lepiforum.de