Roger Powell / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) courting a female by offering her a Small Copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas). Alentejo, Portugal, April.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on Bell heather (Erica cinerea), Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July
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Stephen Dalton / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on Helianthus flower, UK
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Kim Taylor / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) Surrey, England
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Bernard Castelein / Small copper butterfly {Lycaena phlaeas} on flower. Kalmthoutse Heide, Belgium
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Bernard Castelein / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly covered in dew droplets, resting on flowerhead. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.
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Alan Williams / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly nectaring on Sea holly (Eringium maritimum), Dee Estuary near Hoylake, Wirral, England, UK. July.
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Alan Williams / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly nectaring on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris). Dee Estuary, near Hoylake, Wirral, England, UK. July.
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Alan Williams / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly nectaring on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris). Dee Estuary, near Hoylake, Wirral, England, UK. July.
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Rod Williams / Male small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas), feeding on common ragwort, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, July
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Ross Hoddinott / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on a grass, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July.