Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

ab. intermedia Tutt 1896

The ground colour is brassy.

NOTE: Leeds makes this an upper and underside form.

ab. lacticolor Leeds 1941 + ab. antiultraeleus Leeds 1941

ab. lacticolor:  Refers to the overall cream colour of the upperside of the insect. The underside forewings should be straw coloured and the hindwings very pale.

ab. antiultraeleus: This description is only applied to the forewings which are dark brownish or blackish except for a distinct stripe of yellowish or copper from the basal area, towards the outer border.

ab. schmidtii Gerhardt 1853

The ground colour is white. These are really beautiful colour aberrations when they are fresh.

ab. schmidtii Gerhardt 1853 + ab. obsoleta Tutt 1896

In ab. schmidtii the ground colour is white. These are really beautiful colour aberrations when they are fresh.

ab. obsoleta has the copper marginal band on the hindwings completely absent.

ab. brunnescens Leeds 1941

The ground colour of both fore and hindwings is brownish, sometimes with a shimmer of copper or yellowish.

ab. brunnescens Leeds 1941

The ground colour of both fore and hindwings is brownish, sometimes with a shimmer of copper or yellowish.

ab. ignita Tutt 1906

Refers to the intense fiery red ground colour.

ab. ignita Tutt 1906 + ab. caeruleopunctata Ruhl 1893

A delightful double aberration.

ab. ignita: refers to the intense fiery red ground colour.

ab. caeruleopunctata: refers to the row of small blue dots just inside the hindwing marginal band.

ab. antiultraeleus Leeds 1941

This description is only applied to the forewings which are dark brownish or blackish except for a distinct stripe of yellowish or copper from the basal area, towards the outer border

ab. oblitera Scudder 1889 + ab. caeruleopunctata Ruhl 1893

A double aberration,

ab. oblitera refers to the forewing upperside with the submarginal spots partially or nearly completely absent.

ab. caeruleopunctata refers to the row of small blue dots just inside the hindwing marginal band.

ab. oblitera Scudder 1889

Forewing uppersides with the submarginal spots partially or nearly completely absent

ab. oblitera Scudder 1889

Forewing uppersides with the submarginal spots partially or nearly completely absent

ab. bipunctata Tutt 1906

The submarginal spots on the upperside of the forewings are absent, leaving only the two spots in the discoidal area.

ab. elongata Leeds 1941

There is only one long basal spot, not two joined by a streak.

ab. elongata Leeds 1941 + ab. nigroapicta Tutt 1906

In elongata there is only one long basal spot, not two joined by a streak.

nigroapicta refers to the marginal border of the forewings broad and much intensified at the apex, enclosing the usual three black spots.

ab. elongata Leeds 1941

There is only one long basal spot, not two joined by a streak.

ab. anticrassilunulata Leeds 1941

Forewing with a larger than normal discoidal spot.

ab. anticrassilunulata Leeds 1941

Forewing with a larger than normal discoidal spot.

This particular specimen also has the row of small blue dots on the hindwings as in ab. caeruleopunctata.

ab. remota Tutt 1906

The submarginal spots on the forewings are thrown outwards towards the margins.

ab. extensa Tutt 1906

Forewings with the black spots of the transverse submarginal row enlarged or extended inwards.

ab. extensa Tutt 1906

Forewings with the black spots of the transverse submarginal row enlarged or extended inwards.

ab. extensa Tutt 1906

Forewings with the black spots of the transverse submarginal row enlarged or extended inwards.

ab. extensa Tutt 1906

Forewings with the black spots of the transverse submarginal row enlarged or extended inwards.

ab. extensa Tutt 1906

Forewings with the black spots of the transverse submarginal row enlarged or extended inwards.

ab. extensa Tutt 1906 + ab. antidexpathological 

extensa refers to the forewings with the black spots of the transverse submarginal row enlarged or extended inwards.

pathological is the pale patch or sometimes an entire wing that occurs.

ab. extensa Tutt 1906 + ab. addenda Williams 1911

In this aberration, extensa has the forewings with the black spots of the transverse submarginal row enlarged or extended inwards.

in ab. addenda described by Williams there are extra spots appearing on the upper or underside of the forewings where there are normally rows.

ab. discojuncta Leeds 1941

On the forewings apart from the costal spot, if present, the second spot of the submarginal row is connected to the discoidal spot.

This description is rather vague, presumably Leeds is referring to the middle spot of the three main spots which lie before the apex.

Leed's has disregarded Tutt's discojuncta and give the same name to a completely different form. 

ab. juncta Tutt 1906

The submarginal spots are large and quadrate, united to each other directly or by short dark streaks along the nervures, so as to form a zig zag line.

ab. kochi Strand 1902

The submarginal spots are very large and elongated into a wedge-shaped manner towards the base and touching each other transversely.

ab. kochi Strand 1902

The submarginal spots are very large and elongated into a wedge-shaped manner towards the base and touching each other transversely.

ab. centriconjuncta Tutt 1906

The submarginal spots are enlarged and moved in close to the discoidal spot, united directly to it and with each other, forming a large and central serrated blotch across the middle of the forewing

ab. caeruleopunctata Ruhl 1893

Refers to the row of small blue dots just inside the hindwing marginal band.

ab. caeruleopunctata Ruhl 1893

Refers to the row of small blue dots just inside the hindwing marginal band.

ab. radiata Tutt 1896 + ab. caeruleopunctata Ruhl 1893

radiata refers to the hindwing marginal band which is cut up into streaks or rays, wedge shaped with their points directed towards the margins.

caeruleopunctata refers to the row of small blue dots just inside the hindwing marginal band

ab. radiata Tutt 1896 + ab. caeruleopunctata Ruhl 1893

radiate the hindwing marginal band which is cut up into streaks or rays, wedge shaped with their points directed towards the margins.t

caeruleopunctata refers to the row of small blue dots just inside the hindwing marginal band.

ab. obsoleta Tutt 1896

The copper marginal band on the hindwings completely absent.

ab. antiobsoleta Leeds 1941

Leeds' description refers to the missing submarginal spots, in this specimen this is only on one forewing thus being named dexantiobsoleta. 

ab. antiignita  Leeds 1941+ ab. postgrisea Leeds 1941

In antiignita the underside of the forewings is a fiery orange or red.

postgrisea:  The ground colour of the underside of the hindwings is strongly grey.

ab. subtus-caeca Courvoisier 1921

All the underside spots are absent except for the discal spot of the forewing, which is white centred.

ab. antitransiens Leeds 1941

The forewing submarginal spots are erratic in shape.

ab. anticentrijuncta Leeds 1941

Forewings with one or more basal spots connected by a streak or streaks to a discoidal spot.

ab. cuneifera Schultz 1905

The median spots are partially stripe-like or elongated towards the base.

ab. cuneifera Schultz 1905

The median spots are partially stripe-like or elongated towards the base.

ab. cuneifera Schultz 1905

The median spots are partially stripe-like or elongated towards the base.

ab. antiradiata Leeds 1941

 The submarginal black spots on the underside of the forewings are extended outwards to the margin to form streaks or bars.

ab. peroneural

A striking aberration where the wing veination breaks down, causing the spots to run together in a zig zag line.