Lycaena phlaeas - aberrazione Schmidtii

(Gerhardt, 1853)

  • Subfamily: Lycaeninae - Lycaenini
  • Wingspan: 24-30 mm
  • Flight period: May - Sep (Nov)
  • Spread: Rare
  • Host plants: Poligonacee (Rumex)

Information

Particular aberration of the Lycaena phlaeas , in the photos you can see the lack of red pigmentation, at the taxonomic level it is always a Lycaena phlaeas, therefore the distribution and all the ethological characteristics are unchanged.
Near the end of the video you will be able to see a few moments of this particular butterfly.

Obviously it feeds on the same plants and therefore of Polygonaceae (gen. Rumex and Polygonum).

Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas