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Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго  (Erynnis tages)

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Papilionoidea family Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae tribe Pyrgini genus Erynnis → species Erynnis tages

Species name(s)

Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758) = Papilio tages Linnaeus, 1758 = morio Scopoli, 1763 = geryon Rottenburg, [1775] = Thanaos cervantes Graslin, 1836 = Erynnis cervantes Graslin, 1836. [9, 10, 186]

Dingy Skipper.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8388

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky*; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky*; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky.

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

Forewing length

14—15 mm.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black, White.

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

Имаго  (Erynnis tages)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Crete, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, North Aegean, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Krasnoyarsk, Lower Volga (?) Prealtay, of Baikal (?) Mid-Amur, Mid-Volzhsky , Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Распространена по всей Европе, встречается даже в Северной Англии и Северной Скандинавии, кроме того, известна и в Азии, вплоть до Китая. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Длина переднего крыла — до 1,5 см. Окраска темная, мрачная, основной цвет — коричневый, по краю крыльев проходит кайма небольших белых пятен, а по не краю — темные поперечные полосы. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Черноватая толстоголовка предпочитает сухие солнечные склоны с небогатой растительностью на них, летает по полям и вырубкам. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Летает в двух поколениях — с конца апреля до начала июня и с июля по август. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Гусеница светло-зеленая, с желтой боковой полосой, на которой располагаются черные точки. Голова бурая. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Lotus corniculatus, Lotus uliginosus, Hippocrepis comosa. [28].
  • The caterpillars of Erynnis tages are polyphages, and they can feed on liadwen, elm, alfalfa, and hippocrepis, as well as on bluehead. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Гусеницу Erynnis tages можно встретить с сентября по апрель и с июня по июль. [85].

Pupa

  • Куколка темно-бурая. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Зимует гусеница, в свернутом листе. [85].

Subspecies of Erynnis tages

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Igor Sakhno.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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