Lycaena tityrus is a smaller butterfly. 
   The wings of the males are dark brown on the dorsal side, greyish black shiny and with black spots. There are inconspicuous orange spots at the edge of the rear (sometimes front) wings.
   Females are more brightly colored.
   There are many distinct orange spots on their grey brown, black spotted wings, especially near the edges.
   The wings of both sexes are edged with a white fringed border. The ventral side of the wings of both sexes is yellowish to grey yellow with many black spots. In females it is usually more saturated with shades of orange.
   The caterpillar is small, inconspicuous and green.
   The pupa is cream to ocher colored with dark speckling.
   They are widespread in Europe, although absent from Britain and Ireland, most of Fennoscandia, most of Iberia and all but two Mediterranean islands (Samos and Sicilly).
   It is replaced by the Blue Sooty Copper (Lycaena bleusei) which is found in central Spain and northern Portugal.
   Their preferred terrain is meadows, light scrub, woodland clearings and heaths to 2500m.
   They can be seen on wing from late April to October in the south, July to September in the north, flying in 1-3 generations.