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List Of Butterflies Of Europe (Lycaenidae)
This is a list of the Lycaenidae of Europe. It is a part of List of the butterflies of Europe. Subfamily Aphnaeinae *Tawny silverline, ''Cigaritis acamas'' (Klug, 1834) Subfamily Lycaeninae Tribe Lycaenini *Small copper, '' Lycaena phlaeas'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *Large copper, ''Lycaena dispar'' (Haworth, 1802) *Violet copper ''Lycaena helle'' Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 *'' Lycaena ottomanus'' (Lefèbvre, 1830) *Scarce copper, '' Lycaena virgaureae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *Sooty copper, ''Lycaena tityrus'' (Poda, 1761) *Iberian sooty copper, ''Lycaena bleusei'' Oberthur, 1884 *Purple-shot copper, ''Lycaena alciphron'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *Purple-edged copper, ''Lycaena hippothoe'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *Balkan copper, ''Lycaena candens'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 844 *Lesser fiery copper, ''Lycaena thersamon'' (Esper, 1784) *Golden copper, ''Lycaena thetis'' Klug 1834 Subfamily Polyommatinae Tribe Polyommatini *Nordic blue, ''Agriades aquilo'' (Boisduval, 1832) *Bosnian blue, ''Agriades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family comprises seven subfamilies, including the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers (Lycaeninae), the hairstreaks (Theclinae), and the harvesters (Miletinae). Description, food, and life cycle Adults are small, under 5 cm usually, and brightly coloured, sometimes with a metallic gloss. Larvae are often flattened rather than cylindrical, with glands that may produce secretions that attract and subdue ants. Their cuticles tend to be thickened. Some larvae are capable of producing vibrations and low sounds that are transmitted through the substrates they inhabit. They use these sounds to communicate with ants.Pierce, N. E.; Braby, M. F.; Heath, A.; Lohman, D. J.; Mathew, J.; Rand, D. B. & Travassos, M. A. (2002)"The eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriades Dardanus
''Agriades pyrenaicus'', the Gavarnie blue, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Asturias mountains of north-western Spain, the Pyrenees, the southern Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, the Caucasus and Armenia. The habitat consists of alpine grassy rocky meadows where it is found at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,200 meters. The wingspan is 22–28 mm. The wings are grey suffused with blue and the wings are bordered by a white line. On the upperside a grey discal spot centers each wing, on the underside the forewings are decorated with black dots circled in white and the hindwings have a sub-marginal line of white dots some centered yellow. The larvae feed on ''Androsace'' species. Subspecies *''A. p. pyrenaicus'' (central Pyrenees) *''A. p. asturiensis'' (Oberthür, 1910) (Picos de Europa) *''A. p. dardanus'' (Freyer, 1844) - Balkan blue (Balkans, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Armenia) smaller than ''pyrenaicus'', and the pale spots of the hindwing ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azanus Jesous
''Azanus jesous'', the African babul blue or topaz-spotted blue, is a small butterfly found in Africa, Egypt, Syria, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ... that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description The male upperside is a paler and much brighter purple than in '' A. ubaldus'', the dark blue tint at the base of the wings is more pronounced. Forewing: without the clothing of specialized hair-like scales so conspicuous in ''A. ubaldus''. Hindwing: with the dark tornal spots very obscure. Forewings and hindwings: with only slender dark anteciliary lines, but no regular brown edging. Underside: dull pale grey. Forewing: costal margin brown, a black white-encircled spot in cell, a dark chestnut-brown streak between vein 12 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aricia Nicias
''Aricia nicias'', the silvery argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Alps, Pyrenees and from Scandinavia ranging to Siberia and the north of Mongolia. The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Geranium'' species. Description from Seitz L. donzelii Bdv. (80 b). Scarcely so large as the smallest ''Eumedonia eumedon, eumedon''. Above black-brown with dark discocellular spot and grey-brown fringes; in the male the upperside dusted with metallic blue-green, with the exception of a very broad marginal area, which remains black. Underside grey, the ocelli being but little prominent, on the hindwing almost obsolescent; from the base of the hindwing to near the centre of the outer margin a wedge-shaped white streak. In the high Alps and in the north of Europe, as well as in some of the Asiatic mountain-ranges (Ural, Tian-shan). — Specimens from East Russia (Kasan) are smaller, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aricia Morronensis
''Aricia morronensis'', the Spanish argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Spain and Hautes-Pyrénées (France). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in usually one, but sometimes two generations per year. The larvae feed on the leaves of '' Erodium'' species. They are attended by ants. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Description from Seitz L. idas Rbr. (79 k). Above black-brown with dark median spot on the forewing, the fringes pale, only slightly darkened at the tips of the veins. Underside coffee-brown, with feeble reddish tinge, the ocelli being similarly arranged as in '' astrarche''; the hindwing with pale longitudinal streak from the centre of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aricia Montensis '' and '' Geranium'' species.
''Aricia montensis'', is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the mountains of Spain and North Africa. The larvae feed on ''Erodium'', ''Helianthemum ''Helianthemum'' , known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed,' ... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q13394920 Butterflies described in 1928 Aricia (butterfly)[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aricia Cramera
''Aricia cramera'', the southern brown argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a butterfly of Southern Europe and North Africa and can be found from Morocco and Tunisia up to Spain and Portugal, on Mediterranean islands including Menorca and on the Canary Islands. The wingspan ranges to up to 30 mm. The butterfly flies from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on '' Erodium'', '' Helianthemum'' and ''Geranium'' species. Description from Seitz In specimens Aricia_agestis.html" ;"title="of ''Aricia agestis">astrarche'' from the Canaries the red macular band of the upperside is occasionally quite uncommonly broad and of even width, so that it forms a regular band, only transected by the black veins; this is ab. ''cramera'' Eschsch. (= ''canariensis'' Black.) (80 a). I also caught very extreme specimens of this form on the slopes of the Aures Mts. in Algeria, although only singly; on the other hand I met on the Canaries with spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aricia Artaxerxes
The northern brown argus (''Aricia artaxerxes'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout much of the Palearctic realm. Subspecies *''A. a. allous'' (Geyer, 836 Alps, northern Europe *''A. a. vandalica'' Kaaber & Høegh-Guldberg, 1961 Jutland, Denmark *''A. a. rambringi'' Høegh-Guldberg, 1966 southern Scandinavia *''A. a. opheimi'' Høegh-Guldberg, 1966 southern Norway *''A. a. lyngensis'' Høegh-Guldberg, 1966 northern Scandinavia *''A. a. horkei'' Høegh-Guldberg, 1973 Öland & Gotland, Sweden *''A. a. ukrainica'' (Obraztsov, 1936) south-east Europe *''A. a. inhonora'' Jachontov, 1909 "Rossia ussiaentrali et orientali" *''A. a. sheljuzhkoi'' (Obraztsov, 1935) Caucasus Major *''A. a. turgaica'' (Obraztsov, 1935) south-west Siberia *''A. a. lepsinskana'' (Obraztsov, 1935) Dzhungarsky Alatau *''A. a. transalaica'' (Obratzov, 1935) Ghissar, Darvaz, Pamirs-Alai, Himalayas *''A. a. scytissa'' Nekrutenko, 1985 Tian-Shan *''A. a. sarmatis'' (Grum-Grshimailo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aricia Anteros
''Aricia anteros'', the blue argus, is a European butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has a wingspan of 30–34 mm. In Europe it can be found in Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Ukraine and in Turkey. Its primary larval food plants are ''Geranium sanguineum'' and ''Geranium macrorrhizum'' . Description from Seitz The males dusted with a very bright metallic blue as far as the narrow black margin, with a small but distinct discocellular spot on the forewing. Male resembling '' astrarche '' above, the female on both sides, but the underside with more prominent and larger spots, the discal row of ocelli on the forewing more curved. Especially on the Balkan Peninsula, in Asia Minor and Syria. European specimens bear often some small red spots on the upperside of the hindwing before the outer margin; this is ab. ''pupillata'' Aign. — ''crassipunctata'' Christ. are Armenian specimens with the discocellula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aricia Agestis
''Aricia agestis'', the brown argus, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm, north to northern Jutland (Denmark) and east to Siberia and the Tian Shan. Subspecies *''A. a. agestis'' southern and central Europe *''A. a. calida'' Chavignerie Sicily, Italy, Asia Minor *''A. a. azerbaidzhana'' Obraztsov, 1935 Transcaucasia, Caucaus Major *''A. a. nazira'' (Moore, 1865) Darvaz, western Pamirs, north-western Himalayas Brown argus (Aricia agestis) female.jpg, female ''A. a. agestis, UK Brown argus (Aricia agestis calida) Italy.jpg, female ''A. a. calida'', Italy Aricia agestis, Brown Argus, Minera, North Wales, May 2017 (34680423115).jpg , larva Description in Seitz ''L. astrarche'' Bgstr. (= ''medon'' Hufn., ''agestis'' Schiff., ''idas'' Gerh. (?), ''nazira'' Moore) (79 k). Above similar to the preceding, L. anteros ">Aricia_anteros.html" ;"title="Aricia anteros">L. anteros deep dark brown, with strongly marked discocellular spot, es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriades Zullichi
''Agriades zullichi'' (Zullich's blue) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... References Agriades Endemic fauna of Spain Butterflies of Europe Butterflies described in 1933 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriades Pyrenaicus
''Agriades pyrenaicus'', the Gavarnie blue, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Asturias mountains of north-western Spain, the Pyrenees, the southern Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, the Caucasus and Armenia. The habitat consists of alpine grassy rocky meadows where it is found at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,200 meters. The wingspan is 22–28 mm. The wings are grey suffused with blue and the wings are bordered by a white line. On the upperside a grey discal spot centers each wing, on the underside the forewings are decorated with black dots circled in white and the hindwings have a sub-marginal line of white dots some centered yellow. The larvae feed on ''Androsace'' species. Subspecies *''A. p. pyrenaicus'' (central Pyrenees) *''A. p. asturiensis'' (Oberthür, 1910) (Picos de Europa) *''A. p. dardanus'' (Freyer, 1844) - Balkan blue (Balkans, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Armenia) smaller than ''pyrenaicus'', and the pale spots of the hindwing ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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