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Large copper

Lycaena dispar

54Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
2Counties with records
Near ThreatenedIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug5
Sep40
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Sandwell England4
2Leeds England1
54 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
54
Peak month
September
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Scientific name
Lycaena dispar
Group
Butterflies and moths
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Lycaena
Name with authority
Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1803)
Described
1803

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q378360 · GBIF 1929270