Small Copper

[Paul Harfield]

Hi
Yes I know this is not a good photo, but I was almost bent double over a barbed wire fence digging into my midrif It was the best I could manage of this one individual along my local footpath yesterday. I just wondered if this Small Copper could be considered as caeruleopunctata Or does the blue need to be more extreme

caeruleopunctata ?

[Pete Eeles]

Any amount of blue is caeruleopunctata - and this is therefore such a beast!

Cheers,

- Pete

[lee3764]

I agree.....the specimen in question has plenty of blue but as it is a bit faded is not so contrasting. This does not mean it is not this said form 'caeruleopunctata'. We see a fair number of this form in Cornwall each year.
Cheers,
Lee Slaughter (Cornwall).

[Paul Harfield]

Hi Pete and Lee

Thanks for the confirmation