Satyrium w-album (Knoch, 1782) Species
Last modified: Oct. 14, 2024, 2:49 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, most observations are from the southern part of the country. Populations have drastically declined because of the Dutch elm disease. Threatened.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Theclinae > Tribus: Eumaeini > Genus: Satyrium > Species: Satyrium w-album
- Vernacular names
- Iepenpage (NL), White-letter Hairstreak (EN), Thècle de l'orme (FR), Ulmen-Zipfelfalter (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 16 (as Polyommatus W-Album). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as egg.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-June till the beginning of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Ulmus glabra
- Host plant (genera):
- Ulmus
The larva lives on Ulmus.
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