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  2. Pyrgus alveus
Pyrgus alveusHübner, [1803]
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Pyrginae
  3. Pyrgini
  4. Pyrgus
  5.  alveus
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TL: South Germany, [Baden Württemberg]   (2800 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Mountain pastures

Similar species

  • Pyrgus armoricanus
  • Pyrgus carthami
  • Pyrgus malvae
  • Pyrgus serratulae
MU
FU

22-32 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMerlet major
    ČeskySoumračník bělopásný
    DanskSoløjebredpande
    DeutschSonnenröschen-Würfel-Dickkopffal
    DeutschSonnenröschen-Würfel-Dickkopffalter
    Eesti keelVahulille-täpikpunnpea
    EnglishLarge Grizzled Skipper
    EspañolAjedrezada serrana
    FrançaisHespérie du Faux-Buis
    FrançaisPlain-chant
    HrvatskiVeliki sijedi debeloglavac
    LietuviųMargoji hesperija
    MagyarHegyi busalepke
    NederlandsGroot spikkeldikkopje
    NorskAlvesmyger
    PolskiPowszelatek alweus
    PortuguêsAxadrezada-serrana
    ShqipThinjoshja
    SlovenčinaSúmračník horský
    SrpskiGorski pirgavac
    SuomeksiTummakirjosiipi
    SvenskaKattunvisslare
    TürkçeBüyük Boz Zýpzýp
    ΕλληνικάΕσπερίδα των λιβαδιών
    РусскийТолстоголовка альвеус
    РусскийТолстоголовка белопятнистая
    УкраїнськаГоловчак строкатий
    中文北方花弄蝶
    한국어북방흰점팔랑나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CistaceaeCistus lasianthusLisbon false sun-rose
    CistaceaeHelianthemum grandiflorum
    CistaceaeHelianthemum hirtum
    CistaceaeHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rockrose
    CistaceaeHelianthemum oelandicumHoary rockrose
    RosaceaeAgrimonia eupatoriaCommon Agrimony
    RosaceaePotentilla argenteaHoary cinquefoil
    RosaceaePotentilla erectaCommon tormentil
    RosaceaePotentilla grandiflora
    RosaceaePotentilla heptaphylla
    RosaceaePotentilla pusilla
    RosaceaePotentilla reptansCreeping cinquefoil
    RosaceaePotentilla sterilisStrawberryleaf cinquefoil
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RosaceaeFragaria vescaWoodland Strawberry
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Pyrgus scandinavicusStrand, 1903
    Pyrgus alticolaRebel, 1909
    Syrichtus ballotaeOberthür, 1910
    Pyrgus centralitaliaeVérity, 1920
    Pyrgus accretaVérity, 1925
    Pyrgus trebevicensisWarren, 1926
  • Links
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    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Adult, upperside.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Adult, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Jasiel

Adult, upperside.

Witold KamockiPoland, Różan

Adult, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Suwalski Park Krajobrazowy

Adult, upperside.

Agnieszka TańczukPoland, Bachanowo

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Jasiel

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Koski

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Koski
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