Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758)

ringlet

on “grasses”

Hoofddorp, 3.viii.2022 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

narrowly polyphagous

Agrostis capillaris; Alopecurus pratensis; Arrhenatherum elatius; Brachypodium pinnatum; Bromopsis erecta, inermis; Calamagrostis epigeios; Carex brizoides, hirta, panicea; Deschampsia cespitosa; Festuca rubra; Holcus mollis; Molinia caerulea; Phleum pratense; Poa angustifolia, trivialis.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).