SCOLITANTIDES ORION
| English name: | Chequered Blue |
| Norwegian name: | Orionblåvinge |
| Auctor: | (Pallas, 1771) |
| Original description: | As Papilio orion in Reise verschied. Prov. Russ. Reichses, |
| 1 (Anhang): 471. | |
| Syn.: | battus ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
| telepii (Esper, [1779]) | |
| sedi (Fabricius, 1781) | |
| hecateus (Drapiez, 1819) | |
| ultraornata Verity, 1937 | |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Kryzma River, Syzran District, Samara oblast', Russia. |
| Subspecies in Norway: | S. orion wahlgreni. |
| Worldwide distribution: | NE Spain, SE France, S and SE Europe, costal areas of |
| S Norway, S Sweden, S Finland, temperate parts of Asia to the | |
| Pacific Ocean, Kazakhstan, NW, NE and C China. |
S. orion wahlgreni | |
| Auctor: | Bryk, 1946 |
| Syn.: | viola-caerula Henriksen, 1982 |
| Original decription: | in Arkiv för Zoologi Band 38 A 3:1-74 |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Ingarö (in the Stockholm skerries), Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | Small areas south of Oslo, on both sides of the Oslofjord. Very rare in |
| Notes: | Norway. Probably on the decline. Possible threats include increased human |
| human activities in the coastal shore area. | |
| Norwegian orions are quite distinctive from South and Central European specimens. | |
| Scolitantides orion is now protected by law in Norway. | |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | wahlgreni: Named after Swedish entomologist Einar Wahlgren. |
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SCOLITANTIDES ORION WAHLGRENI with additional spots on forewings |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 20 | Ø | Halden | 08-VI-1997 | Tony Nagypal | TN | ab./forma? |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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SCOLITANTIDES ORION VIOLA-CAERULA |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 20 | Ø | Halden | 27-VI-1888 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 2 | 11 | VE | Larvik | 28-V-1911 | Emil Barca | ZMO | m |
| 3 | 11 | TEY | Kragerø | Axel Conradin Ullmann | ZMO | m | |
| 4 | 6 | AAY | Borøy | 11-VI-1942 | Jan Kielland | ZMO | m |
| 5 | 11 | VE | Larvik | 28-V-1911 | Emil Barca | ZMO | m - ventral view |
| 6 | 28 | AK | Nesodden | 11-VIII-1920 | Karl Haanshus | ZMO | f |
| 7 | 28 | AK | Oslo | 23-V-1878 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | f |
| 8 | 6 | AAY | Borøy | 29-V-1940 | Jan Kielland | ZMO | f |
| 9 | 6 | AAY | Borøy | 29-V-1940 | Jan Kielland | ZMo | f - 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).
Butterflies of Norway | Systematic
list of the Norwegian butterflies |
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