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
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1801 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1798 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1969 Antwerpen
  • 1922 Limburg
  • 219 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 30 Brabant Wallon
  • 1685 Hainaut
  • 2227 Namur
  • 2148 Liège
  • 2225 Luxembourg