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
1/1000s f/6.3 at 500.0mm iso250
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| Date/Time | 08-Oct-2006 14:42:55 |
| Make | Nikon |
| Model | NIKON D2X |
| Flash Used | No |
| Focal Length | 500 mm |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 sec |
| Aperture | f/6.3 |
| ISO Equivalent | 250 |
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| Metering Mode | center weighted (2) |
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| Exposure Program | manual (1) |
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