Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771) Species
Last modified: July 7, 2022, 7:18 p.m.
A local species in Flanders, currently only some populations in the Kempen known, in the south of Belgium more widespread but there also vulnerable.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Heteropterinae > Genus: Carterocephalus > Species: Carterocephalus palaemon
- Vernacular names
- Bont dikkopje (NL), Chequered Skipper (EN), Hespérie échiquier (FR), Gelbwürfeliger Dickkopffalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Carterocephalus paniscus (Fabricius, 1775)
- 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 Steropes Panicus [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 early May till the end of June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Molinia caerulea
The larva lives on several species of Poaceae, like Molinia, Brachypodium, and Calamagrostis.
No pictures yet!
