Glyphanus obtusus Fieber, 1853


Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [S] Glyphanus obtusus: Larva (Mt. Parnassos, Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [N] Glyphanus obtusus: Larva (Mt. Parnassos, Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [N] Glyphanus obtusus: Larva (Mt. Parnassos, Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [N] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [N] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [N] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [N] Glyphanus obtusus: Mt. Parnassos (Central Greece, above Arachova, June 2019) [N]

Habitat:
Glyphanus obtusus inhabits only rocky and very sparse slopes, dry grasslands and pastures between about 300 and 1200m.

Life cycle:

Endangerment factors:
Glyphanus obtusus is heavily endangered on most of its few sites by overbuilding with resorts and other infrastructure, agricultural intensification, but also bush encroachment after abandonment of grazing.

Remarks:
Glyphanus obtusus is a Greek endemic with few and scattered sites in the central and eastern part of the Gulf of Corinth (both sides) up to Athens.