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Erynnis tages
Family: HesperiidaeGenus: Erynnisnative in Germany
native in Germany
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62
Plants
visited
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71
Interactions
documented
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3
Host plants
known
About this species
Erynnis tages is a butterfly of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is recorded in Great Britain. The adult flight period is in June, and the species has a flexible voltinism. The caterpillar is monophagous and overwinters as a larva.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
Adults fly in June. The larva overwinters.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
monophagous
Generationen/Jahr
flexible
Overwintering
larva
Scientific profile
Erynnis tages is a butterfly belonging to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is present in Great Britain, as recorded in the United Kingdom Species Inventory. The adult insects are on the wing in June, although the species shows flexible voltinism. The larva is monophagous, feeding on a single host plant, and spends the winter in the larval stage.
Host plants
3 plants serve as food for the larvae
Visited plants
59 plants are visited by this species
Trifolium campestreCirsium arvenseLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusPrunella vulgarisCalluna vulgarisVicia sylvaticaViola arvensisSilene flos-cuculiVicia villosa subsp. villosaComarum palustreRanunculus linguaVicia fabaCirsium dissectumLophiolepis eriophoraTrifolium dubiumPotentilla anserinaLeucanthemum vulgareRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusTrifolium mediumTrifolium repens subsp. repensRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraAjuga reptansVicia craccaViola tricolorGlechoma hederaceaMyosotis arvensis subsp. arvensisPotentilla reptansCentaurea cyanusVicia sativa subsp. nigraCirsium acauleCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareTrifolium hybridumViola odorataCirsium heterophyllumMyosotis scorpioides subsp. scorpioidesTrifolium pratenseCirsium palustreRanunculus repensArmeria maritima subsp. serpentiniPilosella officinarumCirsium tuberosumFicaria vernaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaRanunculus aquatilisViola rivinianaRanunculus flammulaStellaria mediaCentaurea scabiosaViola hirta
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)
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