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Small Copper
The diminutive Small Copper seems to like conditions on the grazed heath of Latchmore, and numbers are rising. There appears to be three broods, one emerging in late April or early May, the second in July or August, and the third in mid-September. It is one of the very few butterflies still on the wing on sunny days at the end of September. The lack of Small Copper in 2022 was noted across the New Forest, not just in Latchmore.
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4 2 2nd June 12th Sept
42 7 1st May 27th Sept
34 6 4th May 27th Sept
36 5 22nd April 26th Sept
17 3 23rd May 28th Sept
15 4 31st May 26th Sept
9 2 20th July 24th Sept
11 4 25th July 25th Sept