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SMALL-COOPER- LYCAENA PHLAEAS - CUIVRE COMMUN

Small Cooper is a small butterfly, with 21 to 30 mm of wingspan.
It lives in open areas with flowers, and it can be found at up to 2000 m of elevation.
This species lives in Europe, temperate Asia, Japan, and from North Africa to Kenya.

It likes sunbathes on the ground, with semi-open wings. It is very aggressive, chasing away all intruders from its territory. It gets nectar from many varied flowers.
Female lays single eggs on stems or leaves.


Nikon D2x
1/1600s f/ 5.0 at 500.0 mm iso 200 full exif

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