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Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Самец (Lycaena virgaureae)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Lycaeninae → tribe Lycaenini → genus Lycaena → species Lycaena virgaureae

Species name(s)

Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) = Heodes virgaureae = Papilio virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758. [9, 10, 85]

Scarce Copper.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8424

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 9.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #15. Severo-Uralsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #21. Severo-Yeniseisky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

17—20 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 (Lycaena virgaureae)

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Heodes virgaureae. [85].

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norway (mainland), Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland,France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhne-Amur, Prealtay,Of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Seaside, North Yenisei, the North Urals, Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Огненный червонец встречается по почти по всей Европе, но отсутствует на большей части Пиренейского полуострова, а западной части Европы встречается лишь местами. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Длина переднего крыла 1,7—2 см. Верхняя сторона крыльев красно-оранжевая, для нижней стороны характеры разбросанные черные точки на оранжевом фоне; самки отличаются пятнистыми крыльями. Бабочка имеет множество форм. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Местообитания: влажные, светлые леса, болота и опушки лесов, прогалины, поляны и просеки с лугами. В горах Lycaena virgaurea летает на высоте до 1500 м (более, чем 2000 м — Моуха, 1979). [85].

Imago lifespan

  • С середины июня по август, местами — до сентября. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Тело гусеницы — темно-зеленое, голова — черная, полосы на голове — желтоватые. Окукливание проходит в июне. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Rumex. [28].
  • Щавель воробьиный, щавель обыкновенный, кислый. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • С апреля по июнь. [85].

Pupa

  • Куколка бурого цвета. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Зимует полностью развившаяся гусеница в яйце. [85].

Subspecies of Lycaena virgaureae

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Oleg Seliverstov, Irina Nikulina.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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