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Violet Copper

Lycaena helle

Near Threatened

About

A tiny butterfly whose males display a vivid violet-purple sheen over coppery-orange wings. It is one of Europe's rarest and most localised coppers.

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Did You Know?

It is so rare in western Europe that individual colonies receive specific conservation management plans.