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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pyronia (P.) tithonus
Pyronia tithonus(Linnaeus, 1767)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Maniolina
  5. Pyronia
  6. Pyronia
  7.  tithonus
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TL: Germany

Habitat

  • Glades

Similar species

  • Hyponephele lycaon
  • Maniola jurtina
  • Pyronia (Idata) cecilia
MU

36-43 mm

FU

42-48 mm

MD
FD
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàSaltabardisses europea
    DanskBuskrandøje
    DeutschRotbraunes Ochsenauge
    Eesti keelKollakas härjasilmik
    EnglishGatekeeper
    EnglishThe Gatekeeper
    EspañolLobito agreste
    FrançaisAmaryllis
    HrvatskiObični vratar
    MagyarIkerpettyes ökörszemlepke
    NederlandsOranje zandoogje
    PolskiPrzestrojnik titonus
    ShqipTitonja
    SrpskiVratar
    SuomeksiKeltahäränsilmä
    SvenskaBuskgräsfjäril
    TürkçePironiya
    ΕλληνικάΦύλακας
    РусскийКрупноглазка желто-бурая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeGramineaeGrass
    PoaceaeMilium effusumWood Millet
    PoaceaePoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass
    PoaceaePoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio tithonusLinnaeus, 1767
    Pyronia tithoneHübner, 1819
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Pyronia (P.) tithonus britanniae(Vérity, 1915)
    Pyronia (P.) tithonus tithonus(Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Alain CossonFrance

Male, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczBulgaria, Мелник

Female, upperside.

Roman BiernackiItaly, Ascoli Piceno

Male, upperside.

Paweł CzudecUnited Kingdom, Banbury

Adult, underside.

Clive BurrowsUnited Kingdom

Copulating pair.

Paweł CzudecUnited Kingdom

Larva, brown form.

Paolo MazzeiItaly
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