Lycaena virgaureae – Loistokultasiipi- morgenrood

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L. virgaureae or Loistokultasiipi is very colourful and males are easy to recognize.

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The larvae feed on Rumex species and overwinter in the egg stage.

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The butterflies are mainly found along species-rich roads, and not near new forest-clearing roads.

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Usually, L. virgaureae is a common species in Liesjärvi, but in the summer of 2015 somehow it was extremily rare.

 

L. virgaureae (Kultasiipi)

The caterpillars are active during the night.