Family: Lycaenidae.
Flight Time: June-July
Size: 28-32mm
Altitude: 0-1000m
A scarce butterfly, rapidly declining. Pictured above is a female. the male being more orange with just a few black marks.
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Rumex species
Marshes and damp meadows.
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