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Pyrgus malvae
Family: HesperiidaeGenus: Pyrgusnative in Germany
native in Germany
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61
Plants
visited
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84
Interactions
documented
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15
Host plants
known
About this species
A butterfly of the skipper family (Hesperiidae).
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
Adults fly in May, with an occasional second brood in favourable years. The species overwinters as a pupa.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophagous
Generationen/Jahr
flexible
Overwintering
pupa
Scientific profile
Pyrgus malvae is a butterfly in the skipper family Hesperiidae. It is recorded in Great Britain. The species has flexible voltinism, with adults typically on the wing in May; a second brood may occur under suitable conditions. Its diet is oligophagous, relying on a narrow range of host plants. Overwintering takes place as a pupa.
Host plants
15 plants serve as food for the larvae
Agrimonia eupatoriaGeum urbanumRubus fruticosusPoterium sanguisorbaPotentilla reptansPotentilla sterilisPotentilla erectaRosa caninaRubus idaeusFragaria vescaPotentilla anserinaOrchis purpureaRubus saxatilisFilipendula ulmariaAgrimonia eupatoria subsp. eupatoria
Visited plants
46 plants are visited by this species
Cirsium dissectumAjuga reptansTrifolium repens subsp. repensRanunculus flammulaCirsium heterophyllumRanunculus linguaViola tricolorMyosotis arvensis subsp. arvensisCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareComarum palustreGlechoma hederaceaViola hirtaBellis perennisRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusTrifolium pratenseSilene flos-cuculiLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaRanunculus repensLophiolepis eriophoraViola rivinianaViola odorataFicaria vernaCirsium palustreViola arvensisPrunella vulgarisCirsium arvenseCirsium acauleCalluna vulgarisHippocrepis comosaCirsium tuberosumRanunculus aquatilisPolygala comosaPilosella officinarumPrunella grandifloraGlobularia cordifoliaArnica montana subsp. montanaVicia sativa subsp. nigraAstragalus danicusVeronica serpyllifoliaRabelera holosteaPotentilla vernaPolygala vulgarisOriganum vulgarePrimula veris
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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