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  2. Pyrgus malvoides
Pyrgus malvoides(Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Pyrginae
  3. Pyrgini
  4. Pyrgus
  5.  malvoides
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TL:   (2500 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Pyrgus alveus
  • Pyrgus armoricanus
  • Pyrgus malvae
MU

20-24 mm

FU

20-26 mm

MD
FD
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMerlet comú
    DanskSydlig Spættet bredpande
    DeutschKleiner südlicher Würfel-Dickkop
    EnglishSouthern Grizzled Skipper
    EspañolAjedrezada Menor
    FrançaisHespérie de l'aigremoine
    ItalianoEsperia della malva
    NederlandsZuidelijke aardbeivlinder
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RosaceaeAgrimonia eupatoriaCommon Agrimony
    RosaceaeAlchemilla colorata
    RosaceaeDrymocallis rupestrisRock cinquefoil
    RosaceaeFilipendula vulgarisDropwort
    RosaceaeFragaria vescaWoodland Strawberry
    RosaceaeGeum montanumAlpine Avens
    RosaceaePotentilla argenteaHoary cinquefoil
    RosaceaePotentilla aurea
    RosaceaePotentilla erectaCommon tormentil
    RosaceaePotentilla grandiflora
    RosaceaePotentilla hirta
    RosaceaePotentilla neumanniana
    RosaceaePotentilla pensylvanicaPrairie cinquefoil
    RosaceaePotentilla rectaSulphur Cinquefoil
    RosaceaePotentilla reptansCreeping cinquefoil
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hesperia malvoidesElwes & Edwards, 1897
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Adult, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Adult, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland

Adult, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Adult, upperside.

Jason SargersonSwitzerland, Leuk

Adult, underside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Adult, underside.

Silvio SorciniItaly, Cerreto di Spoleto
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