Spialia sertorius (Hoffmansegg, 1804) Species
Last modified: Sept. 14, 2023, 2:48 p.m.
In Belgium, only recorded from three southern provinces, where the species is found only in some restriced localities.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Pyrginae > Genus: Spialia > Species: Spialia sertorius
- Vernacular names
- Kalkgraslanddikkopje (NL), Red-underwing Skipper (EN), Hespérie des sanguisorbes (FR), Roter Würfel-Dickkopffalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Spialia sao (Hübner, 1803), nec (Bergsträsser, 1779)
- 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 21 (as Syrichtus Sao). 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: the first one from late April till early July and the partial second one during August, occasionally till mid September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sanguisorba minor
The larva lives on Potentilla or Sanguisorba.
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