Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür Ch., 1910) Species
Last modified: Jan. 21, 2021, 11:14 p.m.
This species was extinct in Belgium since 1956 but was rediscovered in the Gaume region in the south of Belgium in 2013. Since then new observations of the species have been done on a few locations in the Gaume region and in LG.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Pyrginae > Genus: Pyrgus > Species: Pyrgus armoricanus
- Vernacular names
- Bretons spikkeldikkopje (NL), Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (EN), Hespérie des potentilles (FR), Zweibrütiger Würfel-Dickkopffalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Ball F. J. 1913. Notes sur les Lépidoptères de Belgique II. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57: 203–204. On page 203. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from late May towards late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Potentilla and Helianthemum
The larva lives on Potentilla reptans.
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