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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pyrgus carthami
Pyrgus carthami(Hübner, [1813])
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Pyrginae
  3. Pyrgini
  4. Pyrgus
  5.  carthami
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TL: Germany, Bavaria   (2350 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Pyrgus alveus
  • Pyrgus armoricanus
  • Pyrgus malvae
  • Pyrgus serratulae
MU
FU

28-34 mm

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  • Germany
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMerlet reial
    ČeskySoumračník proskurníkový
    DeutschSteppenheiden-Würfel-Dickkopffal
    DeutschSteppenheiden-Würfel-Dickkopffalter
    EnglishSafflower Skipper
    EspañolAjedrezada
    FrançaisBigarré
    FrançaisGrande hespérie
    FrançaisHespérie du carthame
    HrvatskiObični debeloglavac
    ItalianoPirgo del cartamo
    LietuviųDidžioji hesperija
    MagyarNagy busalepke
    NederlandsWitgezoomd spikkeldikkopje
    PolskiPowszelatek chabrowiec
    ShqipKafezijoshja
    SlovenčinaSúmračník ibišový
    SrpskiLepezasti pirgavac
    TürkçeNadir Zýpzýp
    ΕλληνικάΜεγάλη εσπερίδα
    РусскийТемнокрылка сероватая
    РусскийТолстоголовка сафлорная
    УкраїнськаГоловчак крокосовий
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RosaceaePotentilla cinerea
    RosaceaePotentilla heptaphylla
    RosaceaePotentilla hirta
    RosaceaePotentilla neumanniana
    RosaceaePotentilla pusilla
    RosaceaePotentilla reptansCreeping cinquefoil
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Pyrgus fritillariusPoda, 1761
    Papilio carthamiHübner, 1813
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Male, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland

Adult, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Mohelno

Adult, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland

Adult, underside.

Peter GroenendijkFrance, Parc national du Mercantour

Male, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland
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