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Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)

Самец (Thymelicus acteon)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Hesperiidae → subfamily Hesperiinae → tribe Thymelini → genus Thymelicus → species Thymelicus acteon

Species name(s)

Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775) = Papilio acteon Rottemburg, 1775 = Thymelicus alba Bolton 1951 = Thymelicus aurescens Verity 1940 = Thymelicus clara Tutt 1905 = Thymelicus distincta Tutt 1905 = Thymelicus extensa Tutt 1905 = Thymelicus obsoleta Tutt 1905 = Thymelicus phoenix Graves 1925 = Thymelicus pulchraeteon Verity 1940 = Thymelicus ragusai Verity 1919 = Thymelicus virescens Tutt 1905. [9, 10, 187]

Lulworth Skipper.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8372

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#17. Yuzhno-Uralsky*.

* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.

Forewing length

12—13 mm.

Primary colors

Orange, Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Самка (Thymelicus acteon)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Crete, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Turkey - The European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (mainland), Dodecanese Islands, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Crete, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania,North Aegean, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Cycladic, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of Russia: South Ural (?). [3].
  • The length of the front wings only 1.3 cm. Pinto tolstogolovki characteristic golden brown color with blurred yellow stripes and spots. In the north of Europe reaches only 48 ° N. w. Out of Sardinia and Corsica, Denmark, found only in certain seasons. [5].

General info about Imago

  • Thymelicus acteon rather thermophilic, loves the southern slopes, edge of the forest and meadows with bushes, prefers to fly over the calcareous soils. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • July August. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Brachypodium, Calamagrostis, Elymus. [28].
  • Wheat grass, French ryegrass, fescue and other grass. [5].

Larva lifespan

  • The lifetime of the larvae: September-June. Winters caterpillar on the ground. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Caterpillar. [5].

Subspecies of Thymelicus acteon

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Paolo Mazzei.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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