Seq # 440090050

Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, [1803]) Species

Last modified: Oct. 15, 2025, 6:08 p.m.


This rare species has not been seen in the southern part of Belgium for a long time. Last observation in 1938 in the Gaume region.


Details

Classification
Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Pyrginae > Genus: Pyrgus > Species: Pyrgus alveus
Vernacular names
Groot spikkeldikkopje (NL), Large Grizzled Skipper (EN), Hespérie du Faux-Buis (FR), Sonnenröschen-Würfel-Dickkopffalter (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 20 (as Syrichtus Alveus). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Potentilla and Helianthemum
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