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CHARACTERISTIC DETAILS OF THE SPECIES

Pyrgus malvae, Pyrgus alveus, Pyrgus armoricanus, Pyrgus cinarae, Pyrgus carthami, Pyrgus sidae and Pyrgus serratulae

  1. The identification of Pyrgus malvae and Pyrgus sidae is easy if the UNH is visible but also if the characteristic details of UPS.
  2. The species Pyrgus carthami has a limited distribution in Macedonia (Falakro, Menoikio etc) and characteristic UNH.
  3. The species Pyrgus cinarae has a very characteristic UPS with large square white marks.
  4. The identification of the species Pyrgus armoricanus is facilitated because it has two generations and in late autumn they are the only Pyrgus that fly at low altitude. However, it is similar to Pyrgus alveus.
  5. Pyrgus alveus, in central and northern mainland Greece, has far fewer white marks on the UPS than Pyrgus armoricanus. These populations are the morph alveus, which differ from the populations of Pyrgus alveus further south, according to the study. Coutsis J. G. & De Prins W.: The Pyrgus alveus-complex in Greece (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Phegea 42(3): 50–54.
  6. Pyrgus alveus, in the Peloponnese and in some locations in central mainland Greece has different characteristics and is the morph iliensis, which is very similar to Pyrgus armoricanus and it is not easy to separate them from the external characteristics.
  7. At the bottom of this page are also individuals of the genus Pyrgus, who have not yet been identified.

Pyrgus malvae

Below are photos of the species from various locations to make the common features and individual differences more obvious.

0338004 malvae Olympos

2688024 malvae

0796014 malvae Varnous

0796015 malvae Varnous

1041025 malvae

1112020 malvae Vourinos

1113001 malvae Vourinos

0934012 malvae Askion

1280009 malvae Falakro

2495048 malvae Rodopi

Pyrgus sidae

Below are photos of the species from various locations to make the common features and individual differences more obvious.

0517002 sidae Varnous

1231019 sidae Vitsi

1369027 serratulae Varnous

Pyrgus sidae Pyrgus serratulae

1376012 sidae Varnous

1390009 sidae Kaimaktsalan

1480003 sidae Rodopi

1614012 sidae Rodopi

A Pyrgus sidae with two black markings, in the place of the usual white markings, in postdiscal area of UNH.

0598029 sidae Kissavos

0598030 sidae Kissavos

Pyrgus serratulae

Below are photos of the species from various locations to make the common features and individual differences more obvious.

1821023 serratulae Chelmos

1821022 serratulae Chelmos

1813007 serratulae Prespes

1813010 serratulae Prespes

1377014 serratulae, cidae cinarae Varnous

A Pyrgus serratulae next to a Pyrgus sidae and two Pyrgus cinarae

1369027 serratulae Varnous_1

A Pyrgus serratulae among three Pyrgus sidae.

1369026 serratulae Varnous

1369003 serratulae Varnous

1369001 serratulae Varnous

1342025 serratulae

1342020 serratulae, sidae, Carcharodus Varnous

A Pyrgus serratulae between a Carcharodus and two Pyrgus sidae.

1277014 serratulae Falakro

Pyrgus serratulae

1110006 serratulae Askion

0941005 serratulae Orvilos

0600022 serratulae Chelmos

0600021 serratulae Chelmos

Pyrgus carthami

Below are photos of the species from various locations to make the common features and individual differences more obvious.

0453032 carthami

0620036 carthami

0814029 carthami Falakro

0985032 carthami Falakro

1241016 carthami FEMALE Menoikio

1241022 carthami FEMALE Menoikio

Pyrgus armoricanus

Below are photos of the species from various locations to make the common features and individual differences more obvious.

0591004 armoricanus (18 IV 1990)

0617015 armoricanus (28 VI 1990) Falakro

0617016 armoricanus (28 VI 1990) Falakro

0697024 armoricanus (14 V 1991) Askion

0934022 armoricanus (3 V 1994) Askion

1085013 armoricanus (23 IX 1995) Falakro

1085014 armoricanus (23 IX 1995)

1086005 armoricanus (24 IX 1995)

1439033 armoricanus (23 IX 2003) Falakro

1439035 armoricanus (23 IX 2003) Falakro

1440005 armoricanus (23 IX 2003) Falakro

1440007 armoricanus (23 IX 2003) Falakro

1440014 armoricanus (23 IX 2003) Falakro

1766014 armoricanus (3 VIII 2006) Kissavos

1766015 armoricanus (3 VIII 2006) Kissavos

1814016 armoricanus (21 V 2007) Prespes

2006014 armoricanus (26 VII 2010) Falakro

2058034 armoricanus (11 V 2011) Kissavos

Pyrgus cinarae

Below are photos of the species from various locations to make the common features and individual differences more obvious.

0618025 cinarae

0960016 cinarae

0960017 cinarae Kaimaktsalan

1188005 cinarae

1302027 cinarae FEMALE Vitsi

1302028 cinarae

1302032 cinarae

1305007 cinarae Varnous

1344021 cinarae

1661023 cinarae

2083050 cinarae

2083060 cinarae

2083073 cinarae

2186011 cinarae

2278043 cinarae

2444093 cinarae

2590171 sidae cinarae Varnous

Pyrgus cinarae and Pyrgus sidae

Pyrgus alveus

Below are photos of the species from various locations to make the common features and individual differences more obvious.

0457017 alveus Rodopi

0457018 alveus

0457019 alveus Rodopi

0732035 alveus Lailias

0733004 alveus Lailias

0993030 alveus

0993033 alveus Vitsi

1434022 alveus

2695299 alveus MATING

Below are photos of individuals of the genus Pyrgus from various locations that have not been accurately identified, because there are no features of UNH and UNF.

0502002 serratulae Chelmos

0503008 alveus iliensis Chelmos

0779014 alveus iliensis Mainalon

2341174 armoricanus (16 V 2014) Kissavos