Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775) Species
Last modified: April 13, 2021, 12:37 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. Hitherto only known from the southern part of the country. Seems to have disappeared from several of the former locations. Vulnerable.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Hesperiinae > Genus: Thymelicus > Species: Thymelicus acteon
- Vernacular names
- Dwergdikkopje (NL), Lulworth Skipper (EN), Hespérie du chiendent (FR), Mattscheckiger Braundickkopffalter (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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; in the south of Europe it can already be on the wing from April on, in Belgium however mostly from July to halfway August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Brachypodium pinnatum
The larva lives on several species of Gramineae like Brachypodium, Calamagrostis and Elymus. Hibernates as a small larva in a cocoon attached to the food plant.
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