| Lycaena thersamon | (Esper, [1784]) |
TL: South Russia, Sarepta (3400 m.)
Habitat
- Meadows
Similar species
28-32 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ArmenianԹերզամոն կապտաթիթեռ 
ČeskyOhniváček janovcový 
DeutschSüdöstlicher Feuerfalter 
EnglishLesser fiery copper 
FrançaisCuivré du genêt 
HrvatskiEsperov vatreni plavac 
MagyarKis tüzlepke 
NederlandsOostelijke vuurvlinder 
PolskiCzerwończyk tersamon 
ShqipTersamonia 
SlovenčinaOhniváčik prútnatcový 
SrpskiPegavi dukat 
SuomeksiIdänkultasiipi 
TürkçeKüçük Ateţgüzeli 
ΕλληνικάΑνατολική χαλκούχα λυκαένα 
РусскийЧервонец терзамон 
ქართულითერზამონი 
中文昙灰蝶 
ייִדישכחליל חומעה
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Common Knotgrass - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Cytisus Broom Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio thersamon Esper, 1784
- Subspecies
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Species Author Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon jiadengyuensis R.X. Huang & S.I. Murayama, 1992 Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon omphale Klug, 1834 Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon sajanica R.X. Huang & S.I. Murayama, 1992 Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon thersamon (Esper, 1784)
- Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon is a member of the clade Lycaena thersamon:
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Species Author Lycaena (Thersamonia) aditya (Moore, 1874) Lycaena (Thersamonia) alaica (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) Lycaena (Thersamonia) alpherakii (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) Lycaena (Thersamonia) asabinus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) Lycaena (Thersamonia) lampon (Lederer, 1870) Lycaena (Thersamonia) lamponides (Staudinger, 1901) Lycaena (Thersamonia) ochimus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) Lycaena (Thersamonia) phoebus Blachier, 1905 Lycaena (Thersamonia) solskyi Erschoff, 1874 Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon (Esper, [1784]) Lycaena (Thersamonia) thetis Klug, 1834
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterfly Conservation Armenia euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
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