Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771) Species
Last modified: July 25, 2023, 8:43 a.m.
The only Belgian locality was situated in LI. But the species has not been observed since 1998 so it can be considered extinct. There are however still some populations nearby in the Netherlands so recolonisation could still be possible. The oldest record of this species was cited by de Sélys-Longchamps (1870a: xxvii) when he examined the collection of Frein-Tombelle and discovered a male and a female which were taken at Neufchâteau (LX).
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Heteropterinae > Genus: Heteropterus > Species: Heteropterus morpheus
- Vernacular names
- Spiegeldikkopje (NL), Large Chequered Skipper (EN), Miroir (FR), Spiegelfleck-Dickkopffalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Heteropterus aracinthus (Fabricius, 1777)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1870a. Communication à l'Assemblée mensuelle du 8 mai 1870. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 13: xxv–xxviii. On page xxvii (as Steropes aracinthus, L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June till the end of July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Molinia caerulea
The larva lives on several species of Poaceae, especially on Molinia caerulea.
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