Pyrgomorpha cypria Bolívar, 1901


Pyrgomorpha cypria: Female (Cyprus, Akrotiri, early March 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Female (Cyprus, Akrotiri, early March 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Female (Cyprus, Akrotiri, early March 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Female (Cyprus, Akrotiri, early March 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Female (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Female (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Female (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Male (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Male (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Male (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Male (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Male (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Pair (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Copulation (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Young larva (Cyprus, Limassol, 500m, early November 2016) [S] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, 500m, late February 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, 500m, late February 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N] Pyrgomorpha cypria: Habitat (Cyprus, Paphos, mid-April 2017) [N]

Habitat:
Pyrgomorpha cypria inhabits extensively managed habitats of all kinds. It is especially typical for garigues, coastal areas and mountain slopes.

Life cycle:
Most often the larvae are the hibernation stage. The adults usually appear from late February. But adult hibernations are as well reported. But in November 2016 I only recorded larvae. The adults are most common in April and May where they are often the most common species in their habitat.

Remarks:
Pyrgomorpha cypria is endemic to Cyprus.



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