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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pyrgus cirsii
Pyrgus cirsii(Rambur, 1839)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Pyrginae
  3. Pyrgini
  4. Pyrgus
  5.  cirsii
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TL:   (2900 m.)

Habitat

  • Mountain pastures
  • Sunny slopes

Similar species

  • Pyrgus carlinae
  • Pyrgus onopordi
  • Pyrgus serratulae
MU
FU

25-28 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMerlet rogenc
    DeutschSpätsommer-Würfel-Dickkopffalter
    EnglishCinqfoil Skipper
    EspañolAjedrezada tórrida
    FrançaisSyrichte des Cirses
    NederlandsRood spikkeldikkopje
    PolskiPowszelatek srebrnikowiec
    TürkçeBeşparmakotu Zıpzıpı
    TürkçeBeţparmakotu Zýpzýpý
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RosaceaePotentilla cinerea
    RosaceaePotentilla hirta
    RosaceaePotentilla incana
    RosaceaePotentilla neumanniana
    RosaceaePotentilla pusilla
    RosaceaePotentilla reptansCreeping cinquefoil
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hesperia cirsiiRambur, 1839
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Adult, upperside.

Maite Santisteban RiveroSpain, Sorriba

Adult, upperside.

Peter GroenendijkFrance, Montagne de Lure

Adult, upperside.

Maite Santisteban RiveroSpain, Sorriba

Adult, underside.

Maite Santisteban RiveroSpain, Sorriba
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