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    Gorgon Copper

    Lycaena gorgon

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    Lycaenidae

    Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks

    Flies

    May to July

    Host Plant

    Buckwheat

    Nectar Plant

    Sulphur buckwheat, Gum plant

    Gorgon Copper

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    Male

    Gorgon Copper

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    Female

    Gorgon Copper

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    Underwing

    Gorgon Copper

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