Phengaris teleius
Seq # 460100010
Glaucopsyche alexis

Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) Species

Last modified: Dec. 1, 2023, 6:50 p.m.

Known from old records in NA and LX. Now extinct, but there are some small populations not so far from the Belgian border!
Last observation in 1971 at Dourbes (NA).

Details

Classification
Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Polyommatinae > Tribus: Polyommatini > Genus: Pseudophilotes > Species: Pseudophilotes baton
Vernacular names
Klein tijmblauwtje (NL), Baton Blue (EN), Graublauer Bläuling (DE)
Synonyms
Pseudophilotes hylas (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), nec (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 Hylas). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Flight periods

The adults fly usually in two generations a year; onwards from April towards June and again from late July till early September.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Thymus, Satureja, Mentha and Lavandula

The larva lives on the flowers and the seeds of Thymus, Satureja, Lavendula, Mentha and Calamintha nepeta. It is attended by ants of the genera Lasius and Myrmica. The species hibernates as a larva or as a pupa.

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    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg