Pyrgus maculatus explained

Pyrgus maculatus is an eastern Palearctic butterfly in the family Hesperiidae and subfamily Pyrginae. The species was first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1853.^{[1] [2]} It is found in South Siberia (Altai to Ussuri) and Japan. The larva feeds on Spiraea species (including Spiraea ussuriensis and Spiraea media) and Potentilla freyniana.

Subspecies

• P. m. maculatus
• P. m. bocki (Oberthür, 1912)
• P. m. thibetanus (Oberthür, 1891) (west China)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 10, 2019 . Pyrgus maculatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 20, 2019.
2. Bremer & Grey (185). "Diagnoses de Lépidopterères nouveaux, trouvés par Mm. Tatarinoff et Gaschkewitch aux environs de Pekin in Motschulsky". Études d'Entomologie. 1: 58-67.