Phengaris arion
Seq # 460090030
Pseudophilotes baton

Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) Species

Last modified: Oct. 14, 2024, 3:14 p.m.

This rare species has not been seen in Belgium for quite some time.

Details

Classification
Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Polyommatinae > Tribus: Polyommatini > Genus: Phengaris > Species: Phengaris teleius
Vernacular names
Pimpernelblauwtje (NL), Scarce Large Blue (EN), Azuré de la sanguisorbe (FR), Heller Wiesenknopf-Ameisenbläuling (DE)
Synonyms
Phengaris euphemus (Hübner, 1800)
First mention in Belgium
Overlaet F. G. 1938. Assemblée mensuelle du 7 mai 1938. — Bulletin et Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 78: 241–242. On page 242.
Status

Native

Distribution

Bionomics

The eggs are laid on the flower heads of Sanguisorba officinalis. The caterpillar lives on the flower head for over two weeks. After that, the caterpillar leaves the host plant to be picked up on the ground by ants. These ants bring the caterpillars to their nest and the caterpillars live on ant larvae. The butterflies are sedentary and often occur near areas where the host plant grows in high densities.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late June to August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Sanguisorba officinalis

Eggs are laid on Sanguisorba officinalis.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1791 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1791 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1965 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 213 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2217 Namur
  • 2140 Liège
  • 2220 Luxembourg