Lycaena ottomana (Lefèbvre, 1830)
![Lycaena ottomana: Male (Olympus, Greece, July 2010) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_f2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Male (Olympus, Greece, July 2010) [N]")
![Lycaena ottomana: Male (Olympus, Greece, July 2010) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_2f2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Male (Olympus, Greece, July 2010) [N]")
![Lycaena ottomana: Worn male (Olympus) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_3f2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Worn male (Olympus) [N]")
![Lycaena ottomana: Male (Olympus, Greece, July 2010) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_4f2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Male (Olympus, Greece, July 2010) [N]")
![Lycaena ottomana: Adult (Olympus) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_6f2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Adult (Olympus) [N]")
![Lycaena ottomana: Female (Olympus, July 2010) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_7f2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Female (Olympus, July 2010) [N]")
![Lycaena ottomana: Female (Olympus, July 2010) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_8f2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Female (Olympus, July 2010) [N]")
![Lycaena ottomana: Habitat on Mount Olympus (July 2010) [N]](bilder1/lycaenidae/ottomana_h2010.jpg "Lycaena ottomana: Habitat on Mount Olympus (July 2010) [N]")
Host plants:
Rumex species such as Rumex acetosa and R. acetosella
Habitat:
Lycaena ottomana inhabits grassland fragments in sparse forests, shrub-rich grasslands on forest edges and similar sites. I met Lycaena ottomana feeding on mint on the Greek Olympus in 900m asl in a nutrient-poor meadow with wet spots. Here also occurred Pyrgus armoricanus.
Life cycle:
The caterpillar overwinters. The adults fly in two generations (AprilMay and July/August). On Mount Olympus, I watched Lycaena ottomana in late July 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Remarks:
Lycaena ottomana is limited in distribution to the southern Balkans (from S-Serbia) and to Turkey.
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