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Scarce Copper
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Rila Mts,
Bulgaria, July 2004
Male showing
dazzling red upperside - visible across meadows from great distances. |
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Rila Mts,
Bulgaria, July 2004
Typical female |
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Rila Mts,
Bulgaria, July 2004 |
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Rila Mts,
Bulgaria, July 2004
Unusual female
form |
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Rila Mts,
Bulgaria, July 2004
Another view
of the stunning male above. |
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2005
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2005
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2005
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Valais,
Switzerland, July 2005
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Tatra
Mountains, Slovakia, July 2001
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Tatra
Mountains, Slovakia, July 2001
Underside is
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Provence,
France, August 2001
Female |
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Macedonia,
Greece, July 2000 |
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Valais,
Switzerland, August 2002 |
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E Switzerland,
July 2003 |
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Tatra
Mountains, Slovakia, July 2001 |
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The males of this species are super bright red. In
a field full colour - flowers, butterflies, birds... - a male perched on
a flower head 20 meters away will instantly catch the eye. It is a
common butterfly in high mountains although it is found in lower areas
less commonly. It flies in the northern half of Spain, and from the Alps
eastwards and from Greece to Scandinavia. |
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