Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 31, 2024, 11:02 a.m.
Very rare and local in Flanders. More widespread and locally common in the south of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Pyrginae > Genus: Pyrgus > Species: Pyrgus malvae
- Vernacular names
- Aardbeivlinder (NL), Grizzled Skipper (EN), Hespérie de la mauve (FR), Kleiner Würfel-Dickkopffalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pyrgus altheae (Esper, 1783) , Pyrgus fritillum (Fabricius, 1787), nec (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Pyrgus alveolus (Hübner, 1803)
- 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 Atheae [sic]). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of April till mid-June. In favourable years a partial second generation occurs till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Fragaria vesca, Potentilla reptans, Potentilla anserina and Potentilla erecta
The larva lives on several species of Potentilla.
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