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Lycaena thetis
Species of butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Golden copper" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Chrysoritis chrysaor.
Lycaena thetis, the golden copper, is a small butterfly found in Greece, Asia Minor - Armenia (highlands), Iraq, Iran, Baluchistan, Chitral and Ladak that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. thetis |
Binomial name | |
Lycaena thetis Klug 1834 | |
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