(Poda, 1761)
Sooty Copper
Description:
The Sooty Copper is found in a variety of habitats, damp and dry grassland, heathland, bogs, but also scrub and clearings in woodland, mostly in small numbers..
Eggs are laid on sorrels (Rumex spp.), especially on Common Sorrel (R. acetosa). The caterpillar hibernates at the foot of the plant in any of the instars. They pupate in the litter layer.
It has up to three generations a year.
Habitat:
Dry siliceous grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Similar species:
Lycaena thersamon
Lycaena alciphron