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Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina
Checklist Number60.001 [B&F: 1582]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Genus: | Hamearis |
| Species: | lucina |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
An endangered Red Data Book species, on chalk downland, limestone grassland and woodland edges; 50-350 m (50-1600 m in Europe) in parts of southern England; mainland Europe and southern Scandinavia. In Hampshire there are good populations at Noar Hill and Butser Hill. On the Isle of Wight restricted to a very few sites in recent years. Wingspan 28-34 mm. Larva feeds on Cowslip and Primrose.