Distribution and biological peculiarities in Armenia: The species is widely distributed in almost entire Eurasia. Armenia is inhabited by endemic subspecies L. v. armeniaca (A. Bang-Haas, 1906), which occupies wet mountain
Distribution and biological peculiarities in Armenia: The species is widely distributed in almost entire Eurasia. Armenia is inhabited by endemic subspecies L. v. armeniaca (A. Bang-Haas, 1906), which occupies wet mountain steppes and meadows at the elevation range from 1800 to 2700 m a.s.l., rarely occurs in glades of upper parts of mountain deciduous forests. The host plants of Scarce Copper are various species of Rumex, although most common one is R.acetosa. Butterflies give one generation per year and are on wing from early July to mid August depending on elevation.
Population dynamics: The species is quite common within typical habitat