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Erynnis tages / Dingy Skipper
E kafejta e zymtë
Hesperiidae - Pyrginae
Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758). TL: Europe.
 
   
1a. Erynnis tages, distribution map.  Historical data ;  Additional data from the 2018 update ;  New observations since the 2018 update.
1b. Erynnis tages upperside. Albania (© Marjanne Foppen)
1c. Erynnis tages upperside. Romania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1d. Erynnis tages ♂ upperside. Skenderbej, Albania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1e. Erynnis tages attracted on charcoil. Romania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1f. Erynnis tages ♂ underside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
Description
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Small butterfly. Fw: 13-14 mm.
Ups: brown gc, complete series of whitish marginal dots.
Uph: brown gc, pale postdiscal spots present in some specimens.
Uns: paler brown gc, whitish marginal dots.
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Sligthly larger, otherwise similar markings.
Similar species
Erynnis marloyi
Upf:
Straight dark transverse band.
Uph:
No white marginal spots.
No pale proximal spots.
Dark brown-black gc.
Unf:
Dark brow-black gc.
Unh:
No pale marginal spots.
No pale proximal spots.
Dark brown-black gc.
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Life cycle
Adults: one or two generations (second generation can be partial) depending on altitude from April to August, short life span.
Egg: 5-21 days.
Caterpillar: single generation 7 weeks in early summer, second generation overwintering in a hibernaculum of wilted leaves spun together in the litter.
Pupa: 14-36 days.
Habitat
Erynnis tages inhabits flowery, sandy or rocky banks, often on calcareous soil from lowland up to 2000 m a.s.l.
Spatial requirement low, population density often high.
Foodplants
Caterpillars feed on Anthyllis sp., Eryngium campestre, Hippocrepis sp., Lotus sp. and Securigera varia.
Butterflies feed on a large diversity of flowers.
Distribution
Albania: widespread.
Balkan: AL - BG - BIH - GR - HR - NMK - MNE - RKS - RO - SLO - SRB
Europe: IB - IT - ALP - BAL - NWE - UK - SCA - EEU
Asia Minor, Near East, Transcaucasia, Caucasus and further east.
Conservation status
Erynnis tages is not endangered.
Albanian Red List: LC.
IUCN Red List, category at the Mediterranean level: LC.
Useful links
Bink 2015
Pyrgus.de
Lepiforum
Euroleps
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