Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 14, 2024, 2:39 p.m.
A very local species occurring only in the south of Belgium and declining in most places.
Hitherto (2024) has not been seen for a few years and is probably extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Lycaeninae > Tribus: Lycaenini > Genus: Lycaena > Species: Lycaena virgaureae
- Vernacular names
- Morgenrood (NL), Scarce Copper (EN), Cuivré de la verge-d'or (FR), Dukaten-Feuerfalter (DE)
- 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 Virgaureae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July.
