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Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830 Quite controversial information concerning the scientific name of this butterfly. According to some sources it is Lycaena ottomana, others show the accepted scientific name to be Polyommatus ottomanus. I decided to create the record as the last one, according to ITIS, Catalogue of Life 2015. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50044/grecian_copper_butterfly_-_polyommatus_ottomanus_lefbvre_1830.html" title="Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lef&egrave;bvre, 1830"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/50044_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=tCvFxJxnLVRpRtdxa%2BuzCcsHyr0%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lef&egrave;bvre, 1830 https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50043/grecian_copper_butterfly_-_polyommatus_ottomanus_lefbvre_1830.html Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Eastern Macedonia,Europe,Geotagged,Grecian Copper,Greece,Insect,Insecta,Keramoti,Lepidoptera,Lycaena ottomana,Lycaenidae,Nature,Polyommatus ottomanus,Spring,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Eastern Macedonia,Europe,Geotagged,Grecian Copper,Greece,Insect,Insecta,Keramoti,Lepidoptera,Lycaena ottomana,Lycaenidae,Nature,Polyommatus ottomanus,Spring,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830

Quite controversial information concerning the scientific name of this butterfly. According to some sources it is Lycaena ottomana, others show the accepted scientific name to be Polyommatus ottomanus. I decided to create the record as the last one, according to ITIS, Catalogue of Life 2015.

Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830 https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50043/grecian_copper_butterfly_-_polyommatus_ottomanus_lefbvre_1830.html Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Eastern Macedonia,Europe,Geotagged,Grecian Copper,Greece,Insect,Insecta,Keramoti,Lepidoptera,Lycaena ottomana,Lycaenidae,Nature,Polyommatus ottomanus,Spring,Wildlife

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    Ferdy Christant
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    A solid choice, and great that you captured it from the two most important angles. Posted 8 years ago

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The Grecian Copper

Grecian Copper is a butterfly from Lycaenidae family.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2017. Captured Apr 21, 2017 15:32 in Epar.Od. Chrisoupolis-Keramotis, Keramoti 640 11, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO125
  • 100mm