Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Aug. 12, 2024, 12:50 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Elymniini > Genus: Pararge > Species: Pararge aegeria
- Vernacular names
- Bont zandoogje (NL), Speckled Wood (EN), Tircis (FR), Waldbrettspiel (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 19 (as Satyrus Ӕgeria). 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 mid-April till mid-June, and from the end of June till the beginning of October. In favourable years a third generation can occur.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata and Holcus lanatus
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on Gramineae.
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