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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae
Lycaena virgaureae(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Lycaeninae
  3. Lycaenini
  4. Lycaena
  5. Heodes
  6.  virgaureae
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TL: Sweden   (2700 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Glades

Similar species

  • Lycaena (Heodes) hippothoe
  • Lycaena (Heodes) tityrus
  • Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) alciphron
  • Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) dispar
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30-34 mm

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  • Greece
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCoure roent
    ČeskyOhniváček celíkový
    DanskDukatsommerfugl
    DeutschDukaten-Feuerfalter
    Eesti keelValgetäpp-kuldtiib
    EnglishScarce Copper
    EspañolManto de Oro
    FrançaisCuivré de la verge d'or
    FrançaisCuivré de la verge-d'or
    HrvatskiObični vatreni plavac
    ItalianoArgo verga d´oro
    LatviešuZeltgalvīšu zeltainītis
    LietuviųUgninis auksinukas
    MagyarAranyos tűzlepke
    NederlandsMorgenrood
    NorskOransjegullvinge
    PolskiCzerwończyk dukacik
    ShqipFlakëroshja e rallë
    SlovenčinaOhniváčik zlatobyľový
    SlovenščinaZlati cekinček
    SrpskiVatreni dukat
    SuomeksiLoistokultasiipi
    SvenskaVitfläckig guldvinge
    TürkçeOrmanbakýrgüzeli
    ΕλληνικάΔασική χαλκούχα λυκαένα
    БеларускаяЧырвонец агністы
    РусскийОгнянка золотистая
    РусскийЧервонец огненный
    УкраїнськаДукачик обочень
    ქართულიალისფერი მრავალთვალა
    中文貉灰蝶
    日本語フチグロベニシジミ
    한국어검은테주홍부전나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PolygalaceaeRumex thyrsiflorusCompact dock
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosaCommon Sorrel
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosellaSheep's Sorrel
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Lycaena montanaMeyer-Dur, 1851
    Lycaena miegiiVogel, 1857
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae armeniaca(A. Bang-Haas, 1906)
    Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae lena(Kurentzov, 1970)
    Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae miegiiVogel, 1857
    Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae montanusMeyer-Dür, 1851
    Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae virgaureae(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae virgaureola(Staudinger, 1892)
  • Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae is a member of the clade Lycaena virgaureae:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Lycaena (Heodes) bleusei(Oberthür, 1884)
    Lycaena (Heodes) ottomanus(Lefèbvre, 1831)
    Lycaena (Heodes) tityrus(Poda, 1761)
    Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) alciphron(Rottemburg, 1775)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    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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Male, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Male, upperside.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Female, upperside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok-Olchowce

Female, upperside.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Adult, underside.

Andrzej SawicPoland, Bondyrz

Copulating pair.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Suchatówka

Larva.

Michael BorschGermany

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva.

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