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Aricia agestis

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Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) Descrizione Piccolo licenide mancante di dimorfismo sessuale. Superiormente il colore di fondo è marrone scuro con lunule marginali arancione in serie completa. La pagina inferiore ha colorazione variabile dal grigio al bruno con punti neri cerchiati di bianco, assenti nella regione basale, ed una serie di macchie rosso-arancioni brillanti. Biologia La specie sverna allo stato larvale. Ad aprile si hanno gli sfarfallamenti della prima generazione, a luglio-settembre quelli della seconda. Il bruco è tozzo e verde, con stria medio-dorsale porpora affiancata da tratti obliqui verde-scuro. Lo si trova spesso nei nidi di formiche con le quali stabilisce rapporti di simbiosi. Sue piante nutrici sono eliantemi, becchi di gru, gerani, centauree ecc., alla base delle quali avviene la ninfosi. Distribuzione ed ecologia Dall'Europa (eccetto penisola Scandinava) fino all'Himalaia e alla Siberia. Presente anche in Nordafrica ed Asia Minore. Ovunque in Italia, dalla pianura ai 1500 m. Nel territorio di Niscemi localizzata in zone contigue al bosco; osservata anche sulle alte colline dei dintorni tra i cespugli in fiore. Description Small licenide lacking sexual dimorphism. Above the background color is dark brown with orange moons marginal series. The page has less coloration varies from gray to brown with white-rimmed points blacks, absent in the basal region, and a series of brilliant orange-red spots. Biology The species winters in the larval stage. In April we have the flicker of the first generation, from July to September the second. The caterpillar is green and stocky, with mid-dorsal streak purple flanked by green-dark oblique strokes. It is often found in the nests of ants with which establishes symbiotic relationships. Your plants are eliantemi nurses, beaks of cranes, geraniums, etc. Centaurea. At the base of which is the Pupation. Distribution and ecology From Europe (except Scandinavia) until all'Himalaia and Siberia. Also present in North Africa and Asia Minor. Everywhere in Italy, from the plains to 1500 m In the territory of Niscemi localized in areas adjacent to woods; also observed on the high hills around the bushes in bloom. Good day Thanks for the comments and the favourites of previous image

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flavia49

6:30AM | Fri, 09 July 2010

fantastica profondità di campo!!

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MrsRatbag

12:37PM | Fri, 09 July 2010

Wonderful macro!

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jarmila

2:56PM | Fri, 09 July 2010

bellissima anche questa farfalla e sfondo,,ciao,buon fine settimana..se va tutto bene, faccio un giretto al mare.ciao

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mps

8:15PM | Fri, 09 July 2010

Lovely butterfly.

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sharky_

10:54PM | Fri, 09 July 2010

Most Excellent. Aloha

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SoulEatar

3:34AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

You are very talented !

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jascorpio

1:25PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

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PSDuck

2:38AM | Sun, 11 July 2010

Lovely and colorful!

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anitalee

1:34AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Excellent

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