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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).
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