page_title: Purple-shot copper
section_title: Subspecies
hierarchical_section_title: Purple-shot copper / Subspecies
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context_page_description: The purple-shot copper is a butterfly in the family of the Lycaenidae or copper butterflies and in the genus of the Lycaena.
  The coloring of the males and the females is very different, i.e. the sexual dimorphism is very strong. The top sides of the wings are red-gold with black spots. The males fluoresce purple, while the females' top side is brown, also with black spots. The rear wings have submarginal spots.
  The caterpillar is nocturnal and eats sorrel. The fully-grown butterfly feeds from wild thyme, ground-elder, and blackberry flowers.
  The purple-shot copper can be found in Europe, Morocco, and Turkey at heights between 500 and 900 meters.
  This butterfly migrates from June to July.
context_section_description: There are several subspecies including:
  Lycaena alciphron melibaeus (Staudinger, 1878)
  Lycaena alciphron gordius (Sulzer, 1776)
  Lycaena alciphron heracleana (Blachier, 1908)
  Lycaena alciphron granadensis (Ribbe, 1905)
caption: Seitz 77d
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