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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

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🇬🇧 The Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas), is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. The Small Copper is a fast flying butterfly that is unmistakable with its bright copper-coloured forewings. In Corfu there are two forms, the normal and the Helice forms.

🇬🇷 Ο Μικρός Χαλκός (Lycaena phlaeas), είναι μια πεταλούδα της οικογένειας των Λυκαινίδων ή πεταλούδων με φτερούγες. Το Small Copper είναι μια πεταλούδα που πετάει γρήγορα και είναι αναμφισβήτητη με τα φωτεινά χάλκινα μπροστινά της φτερά. Στην Κέρκυρα υπάρχουν δύο μορφές, η κανονική και η μορφή Ελίκης.

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