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Aricia agestis

Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Family: LycaenidaeGenus: Aricianative in Germany

native in Germany

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Plants

visited

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Interactions

documented

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Host plants

known

About this species

Aricia agestis is a multivoltine butterfly of the family Lycaenidae that overwinters as a larva.

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Yearly cycle

Multiple generations occur during the warmer months; the species passes the winter as a larva.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

polyphagous

Generationen/Jahr

multivoltine

Overwintering

larva

Scientific profile

This butterfly is recorded in Great Britain. It is a member of the Lycaenidae family, genus Aricia. The species is multivoltine, producing several broods per year, and is polyphagous as a larva. It overwinters in the larval stage. In Germany, its conservation status is assessed as not threatened.

Host plants

3 plants serve as food for the larvae

Helianthemum nummulariumGeranium molle Erodium cicutarium

Visited plants

65 plants are visited by this species

Trifolium repens subsp. repensScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisOriganum vulgarePilosella officinarum Eupatorium cannabinum Cirsium dissectumCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareMedicago lupulinaHelianthemum nummularium Centaurea scabiosa Succisa pratensis Cirsium palustre Jacobaea vulgaris Genista tinctoria Cirsium acaule Pulicaria dysenterica Stellaria nemorumMelilotus officinalisCirsium arvenseAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllaHippocrepis comosa Trifolium hybridumUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusCirsium heterophyllumRubus fruticosusLophiolepis eriophoraCentaurea cyanus Cirsium tuberosumLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusCentranthus ruberBuddleja davidiiThymus praecox Geranium dissectumCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraErica tetralix Knautia arvensis Leucanthemum vulgare Origanum majoranaErodium cicutarium subsp. cicutariumGeranium molle var. molleBetonica officinalis subsp. officinalisTaraxacum officinaleHeliotropium europaeumSolidago virgaurea subsp. virgaureaHypericum maculatumAllium lusitanicumGeranium rotundifoliumGentianopsis ciliata subsp. ciliataVerbena officinalis Bellis perennis

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)