Seq # 470270010

Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1771) Species

Last modified: March 15, 2022, 12:09 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Maniolini > Genus: Pyronia > Species: Pyronia tithonus
Vernacular names
Oranje zandoogje (NL), The Gatekeeper (EN), Amaryllis (FR), Rotbraunes Ochsenauge (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 19 (as Satyrus Tithonus). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Flight periods

The adults fly from the beginning of July till the end of August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Festuca and Agrostis
Substrates:
Grasses

The larva lives on Gramineae.

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