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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Lasiommata megera
Lasiommata megera(Linnaeus, 1767)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Lethina
  5. Lasiommata
  6.  megera
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TL: Austria   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Fallow land
  • Ruderal areas
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Lasiommata maera
  • Lasiommata paramegaera
  • Lasiommata petropolitana
MU
FU

35-50 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMargera comuna
    ČeskyOkáč zední
    DanskVejrandøje
    DeutschMauerfuchs
    EnglishThe Wall
    EnglishWall
    EspañolSaltacercas
    FrançaisMégère
    FrançaisSatyre
    HrvatskiMali pjegavac
    ItalianoBruna dei muri
    ItalianoMegera
    LatviešuMūru samtenis
    LietuviųGelsvamargis satyras
    MagyarVörös szemeslepke
    NederlandsArgusvlinder
    NorskSørringvinge
    PolskiOsadnik megera
    ShqipMegera
    SlovenčinaOčkáň múrový
    SrpskiZidni okaš
    SuomeksiRuostepapurikko
    SvenskaSvingelgräsfjäril
    TürkçeKüçük Esmerboncuk
    ΕλληνικάΜέγαιρα
    РусскийБабочка метельчатая
    РусскийБуроглазка мегера
    ქართულიმურათვალა მეგერა
    ייִדישסטירית ציבורת
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeBrachypodium retusumMediterranean false brome
    PoaceaeBromusBrome
    PoaceaeDactylisCocksfoot
    PoaceaeDeschampsiaHair-grass
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeHordeumBarley
    PoaceaeLolium perennePerennial ryegrass
    PoaceaePiptatherum miliaceumSmilograss
    PoaceaePoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio megeraLinnaeus, 1767
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Female, upperside.

Grzegorz MajewskiPoland, Dziwnów

Female, upperside.

Pablo Martínez-DarveSpain

Adult, underside.

Jarosław PotapowiczPoland, Augustów

Copulating pair.

Joanna WalczewskaPoland, Obrowo

Copulating pair.

Jürgen RodelandGermany, Ober-Olmer Wald

Larva.

Paolo MazzeiItaly

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Курортне

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryUkraine, Феодосія

Pupa.

Łukasz DawidowiczHungary, Veszprém

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryUkraine, Феодосія

Eggs.

Ladislav MiškoSlovakia, Nové Zámky

Egg.

Thomas HuetFrance, Clitourps
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