PYRGUS CENTAUREAE
| English name: | UK: Northern Grizzled Skipper. US: Grizzled Skipper. |
| Norwegian name: | Moltesmyger. |
| Auctor: | (Rambur, [1840]) |
| Original description: | as Hesperia centaureae in Faune ent. Andalous. 2 : 315. |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of nominate species: | "Dalécarlie" (Dalarna, Sweden). |
| Worldwide distribution: | Fennoscandia, Arctic Russia to Chukot Peninsula, Alaska, N and W |
| Canada, Rocky Mts and Appalachian Mts. | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | P.c.centaureae. |
| Worldwide subspecies: | P.c.centaureae (Rambur, [1840]) - Europe and Asia. |
| P.c.kurenzovi Korshunov, 1995 (= P.c.sibirica Kurentzov, 1970) [nec Reverdin, 1911] - Eastern Russia, Mongolia. | |
| P.c.freija (Warren, 1924) - Alaska, Canada. | |
| P.c.loki Evans, 1953 - Rocky Mountains. | |
| P.c.wyandot (Edwards) - Michigan, New York, North Carolina. |
P. centaureae centaureae | |
| Auctor: | (Rambur, [1840]) |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | "Dalécarlie" (Dalarna, Sweden). |
| Distribution in Norway: | East and Central Norway. Also extreme north-east tip of North Norway. |
| Notes: | - - -. |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | centaureae: Kentauros was a Greek mythological creature, half |
| man and half horse, a centaur. Centaureum is a plant of the | |
| composite family. |
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PYRGUS CENTAUREAE CENTAUREAE |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit. |
In coll. |
Sex |
Remarks | ||
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1 |
37 |
HES |
Sør-Odal |
04-VI-1886 |
Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen |
ZMO |
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2 |
79 |
STI |
Oppdal |
19-VII-1877 |
Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen |
ZMO |
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3 |
71 |
ON |
Dovre |
02-VI-1926 |
Fritz Jensen |
ZMO |
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4 |
69 |
ON |
Skjåk |
23-VI-1932 |
Fritz Jensen |
ZMO |
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5 |
37 |
HES |
Sør-Odal |
04-VI-1886 |
Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen |
ZMO |
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6 |
88 |
STI |
Holtålen |
12-VII-1945 |
Magne Opheim |
ZMO |
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7 |
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Strand |
15-VII-1892 |
Hans Jacob Sparre Schneider |
ZMO |
female |
ventral view |
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8 |
69 |
ON |
Skjåk |
23-VI-1932 |
Fritz Jensen |
ZMO |
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ventral view |
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9 |
52 |
ON |
Øystre Slidre |
08-VI-1946 |
Nils Knaben |
ZMO |
female |
ventral view |
For further notes, photos and
maps of this species, check out
the Lepidoptera homepage of the Zoological Museum of
Oslo/Norwegian Entomological Society/Skogforsk
(text
in Norwegian).
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