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Species Account for Lycaena phlaeas

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Lycaena phlaeas  (Linnaeus, 1761)
Small Copper
Lepidoptera: butterflies: Lycaenidae

ovipositing on Sheeps Sorrel Copyright: Robert Smith

 
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Taxonomic group: butterflies (Lepidoptera: butterflies) - County data

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Records: 7733
First Record: 1960
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 57
Pre-1992 hectads: 44
Total hectads: 57

Additional Phenology Data

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Small Copper - 20th August 2013
Small Copper - 20th August 2013
ovipositing on Sheeps Sorrel
ovipositing on Sheeps Sorrel
Small Copper (in cop)
Small Copper (in cop)
Small Copper
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas

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Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 86 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 32 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 7733 records with habitat detail and method information)

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