Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Kleiner Würfel-Dickkopffalter Grizzled Skipper

Synonyms and other combinations:

Papilio malvae Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Papilio fritillarius Poda, 1761 | Papilio fritillum Schiffermüller, 1775 | Papilio sao Bergsträsser, [1779] | Papilio althaeae Esper, 1783 | Pyrgus fritillum Fabricius, 1787 | Papilio alveolus Hübner, 1803 |

  • Pyrgus cf. malvae 11391
    Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)  Kleiner Würfel-Dickkopffalter  Grizzled Skipper 
    Pyrgus cf. malvae
    DE, RP, Lahnstein, Waldwiese; 2015-05-19 14:38:06
    Image number: 11391, © Steffen Hintersaß

    DE, RP, Lahnstein, Waldwiese
    2015-05-19 14:38:06

Classification:
Pyrgus malvae belongs to the subfamily Pyrginae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums
  2. Ernst Brockmann, Rudolf Thust (1993): Bestimmungsschlüssel der mitteleuropäischen, nichtalpinen Pyrgus-Arten (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) – Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo – 14: 189 - 200.
  3. Tagfalter in und um Rheinland-Pfalz