Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1760) Species
Last modified: Jan. 14, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Lycaeninae > Tribus: Lycaenini > Genus: Lycaena > Species: Lycaena phlaeas
- Vernacular names
- Kleine vuurvlinder (NL), Small Copper (EN), Cuivré commun (FR), Kleiner Feuerfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 16 (as Polyommatus Phloeas [sic]). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Egg
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from early April till mid-June, and from early July till the beginning of October. In favourable years a third generation occurs from the end of August till early November.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella
The larva lives on several species of Rumex.
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