Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Small Copper)

Interactions where Lycaena phlaeas is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pales pavida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pales pavida/Pales pavidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Lycaena phlaeas/Lycaena phlaeassmall copperlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Lycaena phlaeas ab. melanophlaeas
a small copper
Aberration 1 references
Lycaena phlaeas ab. radiata
a small copper
Aberration 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLycaena phlaeas (Small Copper)
GenusLycaena (copper butterflies)
TribeLycaenini (copper butterflies)
SubfamilyLYCAENINAE (copper butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, R.A. 2005 Lycaena phlaeas forewing homoeosis Vol 18 Page: Plate 1
Revels, R. 2002 Small Copper Vol 14, No. 2 Page: 128

Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper)
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