Lycaena virgaureae
         
Scarce Copper  
Le Cuivré de la verge d'or, L'Argus satiné  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Lycaena virgaureae - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/07/2011   2] male - Haute Loire (France) - 18/07/2010
 
 
       
       
   
3] same specimen as 2]   4] male alt.1382m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/07/2020  
       
       
   
5] male alt.1500m - Savoie (France) - 13/07/2014   6] male - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 09/07/2011  
       
       
   
7] male alt. 1700m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/08/2013   8] male alt. 2030m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 09/07/2012  
       
       
   
9] male alt.1382m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2019   10] male alt.1600m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 16/07/2012  
       
       
   
11] male alt.1382m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/07/2020
 
  12] other male alt.1382m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2019  
       
       
   
13] other male alt.1600m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 16/07/2012   14] same specimen as 13]
 
 
       
       
   
15] male alt.1250m - Savoie (France) - 16/07/2014
 
  16] female of Lycaena virgaurea alt.2200m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
   
17] same specimen as 16]
 
  18] female alt.2200m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
   
19] female with missing antennae (?) alt.2050m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 09/07/2011   20] same specimen as 19]
 
 
       
       
   
21] female alt.1382m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2019   22] same specimen as 21]
 
 
       
       
   
23] female - Haute Loire (France) - 29/07/2009   24] same specimen as 25]  
       
       
   
25] female alt.2200m  - Alpes maritimes (France) - 27/08/2016   26] same specimen as 25]
 
 
       
       
   
27] female alt.1575m  - Alpes maritimes (France) - 19/07/2015   28] female alt.1800m  - Alpes maritimes (France) - 21/08/2016  
       
       
   
29] female alt.2200m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 17/07/2020   30] mating pair alt.1700m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 16/07/2015  
       
       
       
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