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The Small Copper, American Copper, or the Common Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. According to Guppy and Shepard (2001), its specific name phlaeas is said to be derived either from the Greek Phlego, "to burn up" or from the Latin Floreo, "to flourish".

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Eddy Van 3000, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/23566085@N00/3944830119
2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_phlaeas

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