JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830 <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50043/grecian_copper_butterfly_-_polyommatus_ottomanus_lefbvre_1830.html" title="Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/50043_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5FWBxOTRv%2F6Qvy7kJpARB4ItkXE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="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 />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50044/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

Grecian Copper butterfly - Polyommatus ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830

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 />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50044/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

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Grecian Copper

Grecian Copper is a butterfly from Lycaenidae family.

Info 3 0

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Jivko Nakev

By Jivko Nakev

All rights reserved

Uploaded Apr 26, 2017. Captured Apr 21, 2017 15:31 in Epar.Od. Chrisoupolis-Keramotis, Keramoti 640 11, Greece.

country flag of Greece

Explore Greece 1,358 768 3

Canon EOS 70D
f/13.0
1/160s
ISO160
100mm