Pyrgus malvoides

English name:
Southern Grizzled Skipper
Full scientific name:
Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
Croatian name:
Zapadni sijedi pirgus

Red Book Category in EU: LC

Red Book Category in Croatia: NE

Wings span: 20-26mm

Pyrgus malvoides, Istria, 0421H2418
Pyrgus malvoides, Istria, 0421H2418
Pyrgus malvoides, Istria, 0421H2463
Pyrgus malvoides, Istria, 0421H2463

Flight Period and Life Cycle

Flight period of Pyrgus malvoides in Croatia
Flight period of Pyrgus malvoides in Croatia

2 broods per year. Overwinters as pupae.

Distribution in Croatia

Distribution map of Pyrgus malvoides in Croatia
Distribution map of Pyrgus malvoides in Croatia

Istria peninsula only. Check the included map.

External Morphology Characteristics

The butterfly is very similar to Pyrgus malvae species that is distributed on territory of Croatia except Istria peninsula (T. Koren et al., 2013). Genitalia examination is the reference method used to separate two species. Characteristics markings of both species are described here.

Caterpillar Host Plants

The family Rosaceae.

Habitat

From waste land to flower meadows overgrown with bushes. Elevations: 0-900m.

Literature

T. Koren, S. Beretta, M. Črne, R. Verovnik: On the distribution of Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards,1897) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) at the eastern part of its range, Entomologist’s Gazette, Vol 64, str 225-234, (2013)

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