Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 |
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
- Erynnis tages baynesi Huggins, 1956. [187]
- E. t. cervantes Graslin, 1836. [187]
- E. t. elbursina (Bytinski-Salz, 1937). [9]
- E. t. unicolor Freyer, 1852. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Igor Sakhno. Text data: Peter Khramov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [186] Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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