Male

Female

Forewing Length: 14-16mm;
Wingspan: 25-32mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
May - October	June - April	April - August	May - October (Earliest: 24.5) (2 - 3 Generations)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva)	Rumex
Food: (Adult)	Ranunculus acris Nectar	Ranunculus repens Nectar	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Parasitoids:	Ichneumon extensorius Larva	Ichneumon sculpturatus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

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

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