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  2. Brenthis hecate
Brenthis hecate(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Heliconiinae
  3. Argynnini
  4. Brenthis
  5.  hecate
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry slopes
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Brenthis daphne
  • Brenthis ino
MU
FU

35-45 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Italy
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianՀեկաթա
    CatalàPerlada de la filipèndula
    ČeskyPerleťovec dvouřadý
    DeutschSaumfleck-Perlmutterfalter
    EnglishTwin-spot Fritillary
    EspañolHechicera
    FrançaisNacré de la filipendule
    HrvatskiDvotočkasti šarenac
    ItalianoEcate
    LietuviųStepinis perlinukas
    MagyarBarna gyöngyöházlepke
    NederlandsDubbelstipparelmoervlinder
    PortuguêsHécate
    ShqipHekatja
    SlovenčinaPerlovec dvojradový
    SlovenščinaDvopiki livadar
    SrpskiDvoredna sedefica
    SuomeksiKaakon hopeatäplä
    TürkçeÇift Noktalý Brentis
    ΕλληνικάΣεντεφένια της φιλιπέντουλας
    РусскийПерламутровка геката
    УкраїнськаПерлівець Геката
    中文欧洲小豹蛱蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeDorycnium
    RosaceaeFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweet
    RosaceaeFilipendula vulgarisDropwort
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio hecateDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Male, upperside.

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Adult, upperside.

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Adult, upperside.

Clive BurrowsHungary

Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialImréné BathóHungary, Zalahaláp

Male, underside.

Pablo Martínez-DarveSpain

Copulating pair.

Murat KurtelTurkey, Istanbul

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Hungary, Pécs
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