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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Carterocephalus palaemon
Carterocephalus palaemon(Pallas, 1771)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Heteropterinae
  3. Carterocephalus
  4.  palaemon
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TL: Russia

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Forest edges
  • Forest paths
  • Glades
  • Scrub
  • Wet meadows

Similar species

  • Carterocephalus silvicola
  • Heteropterus morpheus
MU
FU

24-32 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCaparrut d'Aran
    ČeskySoumračník jitrocelový
    DanskGulplettet bredpande
    DeutschGelbwürfeliger Dickkopffalter
    Eesti keelKollatähn-kuldpunnpea
    EnglishArctic skipper
    EnglishChequered Skipper
    EspañolFronteriza
    FrançaisHespérie échiquier
    HrvatskiŽutopjegi debeloglavac
    ItalianoPalemone
    ItalianoPanfila scacchiera
    LietuviųRudmargė hesperija
    MagyarKockás busalepke
    NederlandsBont dikkopje
    NorskGulflekksmyger
    PolskiKosternik palemon
    ShqipAntenëgrepja katrore
    SlovenčinaSúmračník skorocelový
    SlovenščinaLisasti debeloglavec
    SrpskiŠareni livadar
    SuomeksiKeltatäplähiipijä
    SvenskaGulfläckig glanssmygare
    TürkçeSarýbenekli Zýpzýp
    ΕλληνικάΒόρεια εσπερίδα
    РусскийПалемон
    РусскийТолстоголовка палемон
    УкраїнськаГоловчак Палемон
    中文银弄蝶
    日本語タカネキマダラセセリ
    한국어북방알락팔랑나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeAlopecurus pratensisMeadow Foxtail
    PoaceaeArrhenatherum elatiusFalse oat-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse Brome
    PoaceaeBromopsis erectaErect brome
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis canescensPurple small-reed
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis epigeiosWood Small-reed
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis villosa
    PoaceaeCynosurus cristatusCrested dog's-tail
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeElytrigia repensCouch grass
    PoaceaeFestuca giganteaGiant Festuce
    PoaceaeFestuca pratensisMeadow Fescue
    PoaceaeHolcus lanatusYorkshire Fog
    PoaceaeMilium effusumWood Millet
    PoaceaeMolinia arundinacea
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
    PoaceaePhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grass
    PoaceaePhleum pratenseTimothy-grass
    PoaceaePhragmites australisCommon Reed
    PoaceaePoa trivialisRough Meadow-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio palaemonPallas, 1771
    Carterocephalus brontesDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Paulina SkrzypPoland, Opole

Adult, upperside.

Tomasz GinsztPoland, Puszcza Białowieska

Adult, form tolli.

Krzysztof SztabaPoland, Puszcza Białowieska

Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Komańcza

Adult, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Komańcza

Copulating pair.

Joanna NowaraPoland, Lubliniec

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Jyväskylä

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Jyväskylä
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