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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe
Lycaena hippothoe(Linnaeus, 1761)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Lycaeninae
  3. Lycaenini
  4. Lycaena
  5. Heodes
  6.  hippothoe
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TL: Austria   (2200 m.)

Habitat

  • Fens
  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Wet meadows

Similar species

  • Lycaena (Heodes) tityrus
  • Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae
  • Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) alciphron
  • Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar
MU
FU

32-34 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCoure de mollera
    ČeskyOhniváček modrolemý
    DanskVioletrandet ildfugl
    DeutschLilagold-Feuerfalter
    Eesti keelPuna-kuldtiib
    EnglishPurple-edged Copper
    EspañolManto de Cobre
    FrançaisCuivré écarlate
    HrvatskiBjelooki vatreni plavac
    LatviešuMazais skābeņu zeltainītis
    LietuviųŽvilgantysis auksinukas
    MagyarHavasi tüzlepke
    NederlandsRode vuurvlinder
    NorskPurpurgullvinge
    PolskiCzerwończyk płomieniec
    SlovenčinaOhniváčik štiavový
    SrpskiDolinski dukat
    SuomeksiKetokultasiipi
    SvenskaViolettkantad guldvinge
    РусскийЧервонец малый щавелевый
    РусскийЩавелевый червонец
    УкраїнськаДукачик ватрак
    中文古灰蝶
    한국어암먹주홍부전나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PolygonaceaeBistorta officinalisBistort
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosaCommon Sorrel
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosellaSheep's Sorrel
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Lycaena eurydameHoffmannsegg, 1806
    Lycaena eurybiaOchsenheimer, 1808
    Lycaena stiberiGerhard, 1853
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe amurensis(Staudinger, 1892)
    Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe euridice(Rottemburg, 1775)
    Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe eurydame(Hoffmannsegg, 1806)
    Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe hippothoe(Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe is a member of the clade Lycaena hippothoe:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Lycaena (Heodes) candens(Herrich-Schäffer, [1844])
    Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe(Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Marcin MikusekPoland

Male, upperside.

Mateusz DomogałaPoland, Rycerka Górna

Female, upperside.

No CopyrightSabina BuczyńskaPoland, Gdańsk-Oliwa

Female, upperside.

Juha TyllinenFrance, Les Contamines-Montjoie

Male, underside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Copulating pair.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Parikkala

Eggs.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Eggs.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem
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