Ábrahám Levente – Farkas Sándor: Butterflies along the river Drava, 2008

The lesser fiery copper (Lycaena thersamon) [62j can be distingguished from the large copper on the basis of its smaller size, the ocellate spots on the underside of the wings (sometimes even seen on the upper side), and from its slightly iridescent coloration. Although it appears almost everywhere in the Carpathian Basin, it remains sporadic along the Drava. Its populations can appear, in addition to wetland habitats e.g. embankments along the river, also in arid low altitude mountain meadows. It has two generations in one season.