Lycaenidae Lycaeninae Lycaenini Lycaena thetis Lycaena virgaureae
Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761)
Sooty Copper
Genus: Lycaena Fabricius, 1807   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
Synonims (species):
   circe [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
   dorilis Hufnagel, 1766
L. tityrus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Rohoznik, Slovakia, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. tityrus (© Ilaria Pimpinelli)
Adult (female), Anticoli (Roma), Italy, April 25, 2002
(Photo by Ilaria Pimpinelli)
L. tityrus (© Ilaria Pimpinelli)
Adult (female), Anticoli (Roma), Italy, May 2002
(Photo by Ilaria Pimpinelli)
L. tityrus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Genève, Switzerland, June 1979
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. tityrus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Rohoznik, Slovakia, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. tityrus (© Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
Adult (female), Almaceda, Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 28, 2002
(Photo by Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
L. tityrus (© Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
Adult, Almaceda, Castelo Branco, Portugal, July 28, 2002
(Photo by Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
L. tityrus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Rohoznik, Slovakia, May 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. tityrus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva (first instar), Rohoznik, Slovakia, May 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. tityrus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Rohoznik, Slovakia, June 2001
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Foodplants:
Rumex
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