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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pyrgus malvae
Pyrgus malvae(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Pyrginae
  3. Pyrgini
  4. Pyrgus
  5.  malvae
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TL: Finland, Åland Island   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Pyrgus alveus
  • Pyrgus armoricanus
  • Pyrgus malvoides
MU

20-24 mm

FU

20-28 mm

MD
FD
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskySoumračník jahodníkový
    DanskSpættet bredpande
    DeutschKleiner Wuerfel-Dickkopffalter
    DeutschKleiner Würfel-Dickkopffalter
    Eesti keelVäike-täpikpunnpea
    EnglishGrizzled Skipper
    EspañolAjedrezada menor
    FrançaisHespérie de la mauve
    FrançaisHespérie du chardon
    FrançaisTacheté
    HrvatskiSijedi debeloglavac
    ItalianoEsperia de la malva
    LietuviųMažoji hesperija
    MagyarKis busalepke
    NederlandsAardbeivlinder
    NorskBakkesmyger
    PolskiPowszelatek malwowiec
    ShqipMëllagëngrënësja njollshumtë
    SlovenčinaSúmračník jahodový
    SrpskiSlezov pirgavac
    SrpskiСлезов пиргавац
    SuomeksiMansikkakirjosiipi
    SvenskaSmultronvisslare
    TürkçeEbegümeci Zýpzýpý
    ΕλληνικάΚοινή εσπερίδα
    РусскийТолстоголовка мальвовая малая
    РусскийТолстоголовка розоцветная
    УкраїнськаГоловчак мальвовий
    中文锦葵花弄蝶
    日本語ヒメチャマダラセセリ
    한국어꼬마흰점팔랑나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RosaceaeAgrimonia eupatoriaCommon Agrimony
    RosaceaeFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweet
    RosaceaeFragaria vescaWoodland Strawberry
    RosaceaeGeum urbanumWood Avens
    RosaceaePotentilla erectaCommon tormentil
    RosaceaePotentilla reptansCreeping cinquefoil
    RosaceaeRosa caninaDog Rose
    RosaceaeRubus fruticosusBlackberry
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
    RosaceaeRubus saxatilisStone bramble
    RosaceaeSanguisorba minorSalad Burnet
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio malvaeLinnaeus, 1758
    Pyrgus fritillumFabricius, 1787
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    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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Adult, upperside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Female, upperside.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Adult, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczHungary, Várpalota

Female, upperside.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

Adult, underside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Suchatówka

Copulating pair.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Koski

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Koski

Egg.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Харків

Egg on leaf.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Харків
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