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  1. Europe
  2. Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar
Lycaena dispar(Haworth, 1802)
IUCN
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Lycaeninae
  3. Lycaenini
  4. Lycaena
  5. Thersamolycaena
  6.  dispar
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TL: England   (3200 m.)

Habitat

  • Fens
  • Forest bogs
  • Forest edges
  • Waterlogged meadows

Similar species

  • Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe
  • Lycaena (Heodes) tityrus
  • Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae
  • Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) alciphron
MU

28-48 mm

FU

46-52 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianՏարազույգ կապտաթիթեռ
    ČeskyOhniváček černočárný
    DanskStor ildfugl
    DeutschGroßer Feuerfalter
    Eesti keelSuur-kuldtiib
    EnglishLarge Copper
    EspañolManto grande
    FrançaisCuivré des marais
    HrvatskiKiseličin vatreni plavac
    ItalianoLicena della paludi
    LatviešuLielais skābeņu zeltainītis
    LietuviųDidysis auksinukas
    MagyarNagy tűzlepke
    NederlandsGrote vuurvlinder
    PolskiCzerwończyk nieparek
    ShqipFlakëroshja e artë e madhe
    SlovenčinaOhniváčik veľký
    SlovenščinaMočvirski cekinček
    SrpskiVeliki dukat
    SuomeksiIsokultasiipi
    SvenskaDukatvinge
    TürkçeBüyük Bakır
    TürkçeBüyük Bakýrgüzeli
    ΕλληνικάΧαλκούχα λυκαένα του έλους
    РусскийМногоглазка щавелевая
    РусскийЧервонец непарный
    ЎзбекчаТенгсиз алвончи
    УкраїнськаДукачик непарний
    ქართულიმჟაუნას მრავალთვალა
    中文橙昙灰蝶
    한국어큰주홍부전나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PolygonaceaeBistorta officinalisBistort
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosaCommon Sorrel
    PolygonaceaeRumex aquaticusWestern Dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex conglomeratusClustered dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex crispusCurly Dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex hydrolapathumGreat Water Dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved Dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex olympicus
    PolygonaceaeRumex patientiaPatience dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex sanguineusWood Dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex stenophyllusNarrow-leaf dock
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Lycaena rutilusWerneburg, 1864
    Lycaena batavusOberthür, 1923
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar aurataLeech, 1887
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar dispar(Haworth, 1802)
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar rutilus(Werneburg, 1864)
  • Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar is a member of the clade Lycaena dispar:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) aeolusWyatt, 1961
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dabreraiBálint, 1996
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar(Haworth, 1802)
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) kasyapa(Moore, 1865)
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) panava(Westwood, 1852)
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) standfussi(Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) violaceaStaudinger, 1892
    Lycaena (Thersamonolycaena) splendens(Staudinger, 1881)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Polska czerwona księga bezkręgowców
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Male, upperside.

Andrzej SawicPoland, Zamość

Female, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Krępsko

Female, upperside.

Clive BurrowsHungary

Male, underside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Międzybrodzie

Copulating pair.

Dariusz PomianekPoland, Lipie

Larva.

Rafał LipskiPoland, Lublin-Czechów

Larva.

Tomasz GóralskiPoland, Jasionna

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland

Larva.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Młodzianów

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Hamina

Summer pupa.

Tomasz GóralskiPoland, Jasionna

Eggs.

Konrad Klaus KalarusPoland, Kraków

Eggs.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Młodzianów
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