Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1760) Species
Last modified: March 15, 2022, 9:59 a.m.
A local species occurring only in the south of Belgium. Vulnerable.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Lycaeninae > Tribus: Lycaenini > Genus: Lycaena > Species: Lycaena hippothoe
- Vernacular names
- Rode vuurvlinder (NL), Purple-edged Copper (EN), Cuivré écarlate (FR), Lilagold-Feuerfalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lycaena chryseis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), nec (Drury, 1773)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 16 (as Polyommatus Chryseis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Egg
Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of May till mid August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rumex
The larva lives on Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella.
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