Eupholidoptera kykladica Heller, Willemse & Willemse, 2009


Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male 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island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Male larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Female larva (e.l. rearing, Greece, Tinos island, larvae in late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [S] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N] Eupholidoptera kykladica: Habitat (Greece, Tinos island, late May 2025) [N]

Habitat:
Eupholidoptera kykladica inhabits garrigues, Rubus stands and especially a bit more humid, semi-shadowy, forb-rich embankments, scrub edges and similar places.

Life cycle:
I recorded still only half-grown larvae in Tinos island in late May 2025. Thus adults should appear mainly between mid-June and August, which is quite late for an Eupholidoptera. The larvae were found locally quite common on soft-leaved thistles and other forbs. Eupholidoptera kykladica is a quite small Eupholidoptera.

Remarks:
Eupholidoptera kykladica is endemic to the Greek Islands of Andros, Tinos and Kea.



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