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  2. Thymelicus acteon
Thymelicus acteon(Rottemburg, 1775)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Hesperiinae
  3. Hesperiini
  4. Thymelicina
  5. Thymelicus
  6.  acteon
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TL: Germany, Landsberg an der Warthe

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Shrub grassland
  • Sunny woodland fringes

Similar species

  • Thymelicus hyrax
  • Thymelicus lineola
  • Thymelicus sylvestris
MU

24-27 mm

FU

25-28 mm

MD
FD
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàDaurat fosc
    ČeskySoumračník žlutoskvrnný
    DeutschMattscheckiger Braun-Dickkopffal
    DeutschMattscheckiger Braundickkopffalter
    EnglishLulworth Skipper
    EspañolDorada Oscura
    FrançaisHespérie du chiendent
    HrvatskiRottemburgov debeloglavac
    ItalianoAtteone
    MagyarCsíkos busalepke
    NederlandsDwergdikkopje
    PolskiKarłątek akteon
    PortuguêsDouradinha-escura
    ShqipAntenëgrepja acteon
    SlovenčinaSúmračník žltoškvrnný
    SrpskiTamni livadar
    SuomeksiTummahiipijä
    SvenskaFläckig tåtelsmygare
    TürkçeSarýlekeli Zýpzýp
    ΕλληνικάΕσπερίδα των χερσότοπων
    РусскийТолстоголовка актеон
    РусскийТолстоголовка штриховая
    РусскийТолстоголовка-тире
    УкраїнськаГоловчак Актеон
    ייִדישהספרית שעורה
    العربيةنطاطة لولورث
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse Brome
    PoaceaeBromusBrome
    PoaceaeCalamagrostisReedgrass
    PoaceaeElytrigia repensCouch grass
    PoaceaePoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio acteonRottemburg, 1775
    Thymelicus heydeniPlötz, 1884
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    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
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Female, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland

Male, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland

Adult, upperside.

Juha TyllinenSpain, Mañeru

Adult.

Peter GroenendijkItaly, Val di Cogne

Adult, underside.

Juha TyllinenGreece, Κρήτη

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Komorów

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