Lycaena (Heodes) ottomanus (Lefèbvre, 1830)




Habitat
  • Scrub
  • Steppes
  • Xerophilous meadows
28 - 30 mm
Grecian Copper
Cuivré des Balkans
Grčki vatreni plavac
Griekse vuurvlinder
Czerwończyk ottomański
Osmanlı Ateşi
Osmanlýateţi
Ελληνική χαλκούχα λυκαένα

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
PolygonaceaeRumex acetosellaSheep's Sorrel

Synonyms and other combinations

Heodes ottomanusLefèbvre, 1830
Lycaena ottomanaLefèbvre, 1830

Lycaena (Heodes) ottomanus is a member of the clade Lycaena virgaureae

SpeciesAuthor
Lycaena (Heodes) bleuseiOberthür, 1884
Lycaena (Heodes) ottomanus(Lefèbvre, 1830)
Lycaena (Heodes) tityrus(Poda, 1761)
Lycaena (Heodes) virgaureae(Linnaeus, 1758)
Lycaena (Thersamolycaena) alciphron(Rottemburg, 1775)
Distribution
Images
Male, upperside.

All Rights Reserved  Bernard Fransen
Turkey
Male, upperside.

All Rights Reserved  Mark Ogden
Bulgaria
Female, upperside.

All Rights Reserved  Theo Mamais
Greece, Λεκάνη
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