Where does the Small Copper live?
Lycaena phlaeas has 1,274,926 records in 89 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 1,274,926 records
- 89 places
- 178 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaeLycaena
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 561,417 | |
| Netherlands | 267,599 | |
| France | 101,847 | |
| Germany | 57,676 | |
| Belgium | 56,081 | |
| Sweden | 45,283 | |
| Denmark | 28,474 | |
| Spain | 26,907 | |
| Finland | 24,323 | |
| Switzerland | 23,627 | |
| Austria | 8,005 | |
| Italy | 6,812 | |
| Ireland | 6,537 | |
| Poland | 6,282 | |
| Norway | 6,263 | |
| Portugal | 4,882 | |
| Japan | 3,472 | |
| Greece | 3,013 | |
| United States | 2,964 | |
| Guernsey | 2,832 | |
| Luxembourg | 2,750 | |
| Jersey | 2,719 | |
| Hungary | 2,283 | |
| Serbia | 2,107 | |
| Isle of Man | 1,894 | |
| Canada | 1,688 | |
| Türkiye | 1,587 | |
| Russia | 1,557 | |
| Lithuania | 1,453 | |
| South Korea | 1,391 | |
| Bulgaria | 1,192 | |
| Estonia | 1,168 | |
| Åland Islands | 935 | |
| Romania | 885 | |
| Israel | 820 | |
| Czechia | 808 | |
| Ukraine | 752 | |
| Croatia | 746 | |
| Morocco | 644 | |
| China | 546 |
Showing the top 40 of 89 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.