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Large copper

Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1803)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The large copper (Lycaena dispar) is a species in the family Lycaenidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the large copper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
3.3 cm – 4.1 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
flowers
Habitat
grassland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
On the wing
April to October
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Polygonaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the large copper?

LARGE COPPER · WINGSPAN 4.1 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.1 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the large copper is about 2.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the large copper live?

Not recorded

Is the large copper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large copper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyLycaenidae
  6. genusLycaena
  7. SpeciesLycaena dispar (Haworth, 1803)

Synonyms Chrysophanus aurata, Chrysophanus bimaculatus, Chrysophanus cuneata, Chrysophanus gabori, Chrysophanus heyni, Chrysophanus minor, Chrysophanus nigrolineata, Heodes dispar, Heodes hippothoe, Lycaena antenigrescens, Lycaena basinovopuncta, Lycaena bilineata, Lycaena brunnescens, Lycaena cuneigera, Lycaena excessa, Lycaena minor, Lycaena neurata, Lycaena nigrescens, Lycaena obsoleta, Lycaena parva, Lycaena paucipuncta, Lycaena pluripuncta, Lycaena punctifera, Lycaena purpurascens, Lycaena radiata, Lycaena sagittifera, Lycaena subcuprea, Lycaena subobsoleta, Lycaena supressa, Lycaena transversa, Lycaena unilineata, Papilio dispar, Papilio hippothoe, Polyommatus dispar, Polyommatus hippothoe, Polyommatus hippothoe dispar, Thersamolycaena dispar, Thersamonia dispar

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • ohniváček černočárnýCzech
  • Copor MawrWelsh
  • Stor ildfuglDanish
  • Großer FeuerfalterGerman
  • Manto GrandeSpanish
  • Suur-kuldtiibEstonian
  • isokultasiipiFinnish
  • Grand cuivréFrench
  • Kiseličin crvenkoCroatian
  • nagy tűzlepkeHungarian
  • Licena delle paludiItalian
  • オオベニシジミJapanese
  • 큰주홍부전나비Korean
  • Grousse FeierfalterLuxembourgish
  • Didysis auksinukasLithuanian
  • Lielais skābeņu zeltainītisLatvian
  • голем бакарецMacedonian
  • stor gullvingeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grote vuurvlinderDutch
  • Czerwończyk nieparekPolish
  • Fluturele de foc al măcrișuluiRomanian
  • Червонец непарныйRussian
  • ohniváčik veľkýSlovak
  • močvirski cekinčekSlovenian
  • Veliki dukatSerbian
  • kärrguldvingeSwedish
  • Büyük bakır güzeliTurkish
  • Дукачик непарнийUkrainian
  • Coprau MawrWelsh
  • Argus satiné à taches noiresFrench
  • Cuivré de la Parelle-d'eauFrench
  • Cuivré des maraisFrench
  • Grand argus satinéFrench
  • Lycène disparateFrench
  • Многоглазка непарнаяRussian
  • Велики дукатSerbian
  • stor guldvingeSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large copper

Other species in the same genus Lycaena.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the large copper?

An adult large copper has a wingspan of 3.3 cm – 4.1 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the large copper eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the large copper?

The large copper (Lycaena dispar) belongs to the family Lycaenidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large copper (Lycaena dispar). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-copper

MLA

“Large copper (Lycaena dispar).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-copper.

BibTeX
@misc{large_copper_2026,
  title = {Large copper (Lycaena dispar)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-copper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}