Bionomics of Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1844) and Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) on Rodos Island, Greece

By

Galanos, Christos J

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-4-15

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

43

Pages

139--150

Subjects

Ecology , Freyeria trochylus , Greece , Lepidoptera , Lycaenidae , myrmecophily , Rodos , Zizeeria karsandra

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.43.48535

 

Abstract

This study is focused on the presence of Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1844) and Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) on Rodos Island, Greece. F. trochylus was first found there by Turati and Fiori in 1923 and Z. karsandra by Bender in 1958. The distributional range of both species in Europe including the Mediterranean and their habitat and ecology, including their associations with ants, together with their life history and larval hostplants are examined. The life cycle of Z. karsandra is described and illustrated here for the first time for Europe as a whole.