''Lycaena bleusei'', the Iberian sooty copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, subfamily

Lycaeninae Lycaeninae, the coppers, are a subfamily of the gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). The relationships of the Lycaenidae are not fully resolved. Sometimes the Polyommatinae and Theclinae are included in the Lycaeninae; in particular the The ...

. It is found in Portugal and Spain, in Europe. The wingspan is . Compared to ''

Lycaena tityrus ''Lycaena tityrus'', the sooty copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Europe. Subspecies *''Lycaena tityrus subalpina'' (Speyer, 1851) Italy The wingspan is . The butterfly flies from April to September, depending on th ...

'' it is brighter above, with stronger yellow variegation, and the hindwing has a short triangular tail and a strong blue sheen on the upperside. The black spots of the forewing stand out strikingly against a bright tawny (fauve) ground colour in the female. The butterfly flies from late March to November, depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''

Rumex acetosa Sorrel (''Rumex acetosa''), also called common sorrel or garden sorrel, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock ('dock' being a common name for the genus '' ...

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Rumex acetosella ''Rumex acetosella'', commonly known as red sorrel, sheep's sorrel, field sorrel and sour weed, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Native to Eurasia and the British Isles, the plant and its subspecies are commo ...

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Rumex crispus ''Rumex crispus'', the curly dock, curled dock or yellow dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and Western Asia. Description The plant produces an inflorescence or flower stalk that grows to high. I ...

'' and other docks. Populations of this species are found chiefly in central Spain and Central-northern Portugal, where the species is a specialist of meadows which tend to dry out during the summer, contrary to its sister species ''

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bleusei Butterflies of Europe Butterflies described in 1884 Taxa named by Charles Oberthür {{Lycaeninae-stub