Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: Rhopalocera (Butterflies)
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper)
Other names: liten gullvinge
Norwegian name: Ildgullvinge
Host plants: Polygonum, Rumex, Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)