Male

Female

Forewing Length: 16-17mm;
Wingspan: 30-36mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
June - August	August - June	?	June - August (Earliest: 3.6)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva)	Rumex acetosa	Rumex acetosella
Food: (Adult)	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Trifolium pratense Nectar	Vicia cracca Nectar	Cirsium palustre Nectar
	Comarum palustre Nectar	Ranunculus acris Nectar	Ajuga reptans Nectar	Galium saxatile Nectar
Parasitoids:	Hyposoter placidus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Lycaena hippothoe
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Lycaena hippothoe
Lepiforum: Lycaena hippothoe

Pictures © 2003 J.K. Lindsey

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