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Latin name: Lycaena dispar
Size: Wingspan up to 38mms
Distribution: Extinct in the UK.
Food: The larvae feed on water dock
Habitat: Fens*
Special features: The true British large copper butterfly became extinct in the UK in
1851 as a result of drainage of their fenland home. It was last recorded at Bottisham
in Cambridgeshire.
There have been several unsuccessful reintroduction projects of a Dutch
subspecies called Lycaena batavus. A further attempt is being considered in the
Norfolk Broads.
* Fens are permanently waterlogged wetland habitats. They range from wet heath, with sphagnum moss and patchy heather, to
woodland of willow and alder. The wetland is maintained by either ground water, surface water run-off or rain.
UK Safari Small Copper Page
UK Safari Butterfly Section
UK Safari Extinct Wildlife Section
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