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Small Copper, <i>Lycaena phlaeas daimio</i> ベニシジミ

Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas daimio ベニシジミ

Insecta > Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Lycaeninae > Lycaena phlaeas daimio

Small copper can be spotted by the vivid orange forewings and pale grey hindwings marked with black spots and red-orange bands.

The front legs of males Lycaenidae butterflies are usually reduced and this butterfly has only four legs total (click here). The triangular structure at the top of its head is called labial palps (click here).

Small Copper
Small Copper
Small Copper ← click to enlarge
Small Copper ← click to enlarge
Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas daimio
ベニシジミ (beni-shijimi)
Chiba, Japan
April 2004, June 2006

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Erica Asai
Last Modified: Thu Jun 22 14:00:36 2006