The large copper (Lycaena dispar) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

The large copper butterfly has wings of a bright coppery-orange, fringed with black. The undersides are silvery-blue with black spots. Emerging in July, the adult butterflies lays eggs …

The large copper (Lycaena dispar) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

1977年9月1日 · The Dutch race of the large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar Haw.), was introduced to Woodwalton Fen in 1927 and with careful management survived until 1969, …

The Large Copper was first discovered from Dozen's Bank near Spalding in Lincolnshire in 1749. It became extinct in the British Isles in 1851 and was last recorded at Bottisham in …

The wings of the diminutive, and thus deceivingly named, Large copper butterfly are a coppery-orange colour framed in black with a silvery-blue underside. The species was first described in …

2012年1月31日 · The Large Copper Butterfly (Lycaena dispar) is a charismatic butterfly species of high conservation priority in Western Europe. Interestingly, it has recently increased in …

This species used to be found throughout the wet fenlands of south east England. However, it is estimated that in the UK 99% of this habitat was drained to make space for agriculture and as …

Large Copper Butterfly - Lycaena dispar. Phylum: Arthropoda - Class: Insecta - Order: Lepidoptera - Family: Lycaenidae. Above: a male Large Copper, Bulgaria . Sadly extinct in …

The Large Copper is a fenland species that disappeared with the draining of the fens where it used to breed on Water Dock (Rumex hydrolapathum). It is now extinct in Britain. (For further …