Seq # 440090020

Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813) Species

Last modified: Dec. 5, 2024, 2:52 p.m.


This species is extinct in Belgium. Last observation in 1921 in the Gaume region.


Details

Classification
Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Pyrginae > Genus: Pyrgus > Species: Pyrgus carthami
Vernacular names
Witgezoomd spikkeldikkopje (NL), Safflower Skipper (EN), Hespérie du carthame (FR), Steppenheiden-Würfel-Dickkopffalter (DE)
Synonyms
Pyrgus fritillarius (Poda, 1761)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 5. view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

A large Pyrgus with the underside of the wings strongly marked in white. The gray-yellow underside of the hindwings is characterized by a broad white border with some dark spots.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year onwards from late June towards September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Potentilla

The larva lives on different species of Potentilla.

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