Purple-edged Copper
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| Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe |
The Purple-edged Copper is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
- Length of male : from 16 to 17 mm.
- Period of flight : June-July, one generation, range around 1500 m.
- Plants favoured : Rumex sp. and Polygonum bistorta.
- Home : Western Europe around the region of the river Amour.
[edit] Sub-species
- Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe stiberi (Gerhard, 1853) – Scandinavia, Urals, Siberia.
- Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe eurydame (Hoffmannsegg, 1806) – Alps.
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